  Kyrgyzstan President congratulates Armenia's Pashinyan on election win December 22, 2018 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov has sent a congratulatory message to acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on My Step block's victory in the snap parliamentary elections. My Step alliance led by Pashinyan secured a convincing victory in the vote, with 70.43% of all the ballots cast in their favor. Two more parties - Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia - also collected enough votes to have seats in the National Assembly. They have won 8.27% and 6.37% of the vote, respectively. "The election results reflect the people's deep confidence in the reforms and positive activities you implement," Jeenbekov said. The Kazakh President expressed confidence that relations between Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, based on mutual respect, will continue to develop in order to benefit both peoples.   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. 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee  Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan.Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent. |
