160 CIS observers to monitor Armenian electionsApril 25, 2012 - 12:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CIS observing mission continues monitoring of the election campaign ahead of the elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. According to the Mission headquarters, the CIS observation staff is almost finalized. The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia got accreditation applications from 160 observers representing the Commonwealth States including Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, as well as the Interparliamentary Assembly of CIS member states, Parliamentary Assembly of Belarus-Russia Union and CIS Executive Committee. Within their monitoring activities, the Mission Headquarters leadership held meetings in the Armenian government, as well as with OSCE/ODIHR mission head to discuss the current election campaign. The monitoring mission also met with leadership of Heritage party’s election office. After studying the work of district and neighborhood electoral commissions in Armenia’s Syunik, Vayots Dzor, Armavir and Aragatsotn provinces, the observers mentioned the transparency of their activities. Parliamentary elections are due in Armenia on May 6 featuring 8 political parties (Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC). Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |