Experts hope for fair presidential polls in ArmeniaDecember 21, 2012 - 19:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first group of the International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) will arrive in Armenia in January, with 35 ICES observers to monitor the presidential polls in February, center head said. The second group will arrive in Armenia in January, with the short-term observer mission to be deployed on February 15. Alexander Tsinker pledged to carry out an impartial observer mission, without presenting his personal viewpoint. The experts further called on all those involved in the electoral processes to avoid statements that might cast doubt on the election results, voicing hope for the polls to be in line with the international standards. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |