Artur Baghdassaryan's headquarters: Ter-Petrosyan's claim of 65% of votes inadmissible for usFebruary 25, 2008 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 25, members of Artur Baghdassaryan's election headquarters issued a statement which says, in part, "Yesterday the RA CEC held an extra sitting to confirm the outcomes of the February 19 presidential election. The CEC informed of the meeting just 30 minutes before it started but not 2 hours as it's envisaged by the regulations. The meeting immediately followed completion of the re-count and thus deprived the candidates of the possibility to familiarize themselves with their outcomes. In this view we state that the results of the election were distorted.""We condemn the arrests of political figures," it says. "Levon Ter-Petrosyan's claim of 65 per cent of votes is also inadmissible for us... We state that use of force will escalate tensions and give way to mass collisions, thus damaging the international image of the country and questioning the entire election process. True to our 300 thousand supporters and responsible for hundreds of thousands of Serzh Sargsyan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan's voters, we call on the parties to resolve the problems via a political dialogue," the statement says. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |