Armenia interested in holding presidential elections on level with highest standardsDecember 20, 2007 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Outcomes of the presidential elections are important for further development of the republic, Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan said at a meeting with EU Envoy for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby."The May 12 parliamentary elections are still taken as exception rather than rule. We should everything in our power to hold the presidential elections on a level with highest standards. I also attach important to conduction of exit-polls," the PM said. When commenting on complaints about biased work of the media, he said: "If a European structure is interested in true information it can hire a special-purpose organization to monitor the media." "Like the European organizations, the Armenian leadership is confident that the outcomes of the presidential elections are important for further development of the republic," he added, the RA government's press office reported. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |