 Georgia, Lithuania congratulate Pashinyan on victory June 21, 2021 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian and Lithuanian Prime Ministers Irakli Garibashvili and Ingrida Šimonytė on Monday, June 21 congratulated Armenia's caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the victory of his Civil Contract party in the snap elections to the parliament. "I wish all success ahead. I look forward to working closely with new Aarmenian] Government," Garibashvili tweeted. "Congratulations to Nikol Pashinyan on the decisive victory in the early parliamentary elections! Best of success in your continued work building a strong and prosperous Armenia!" Šimonytė said in a tweet of her own. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis too weighed in, sending "sincere congratulations" to the Armenian people regarding the results of elections to National Assembly. "Clear victory of democracy and pro-European reform agenda. Looking forward to further cooperation with the renewed government Nikol Pashinyan," the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry cited Landsbergis as saying. Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won 53.92% of the vote, while Hayastan (Armenia) bloc headed by second President Robert Kocharyan secured 21.4% of the ballots. "I Have Honor" bloc too will get seats in the parliament.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
