Armenia invites Azerbaijan to observe parliamentary electionsMarch 15, 2017 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has invited Azerbaijan to conduct an observation mission during the upcoming elections to the parliament. A corresponding letter by the Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan was sent to all CIS member states, including Azerbaijan, first deputy head of the CIS Executive Committee Viktor Guminsky told reporters on Wednesday, March 15. Azerbaijan has not responded to the invitation. According to Guminsky, 76 observers from Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus have responded so far. Parliamentary elections will be held on April 2. Nine parties and alliances running for seats at the National Assembly have already launched their election campaigns. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |