RA CEC complies with applications for rejection of nominationMay 20, 2009 - 22:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Under article 138.2 of the Armenian Election Code, the RA CEC complied with the applications submitted by 5 nominees from Orinats Yerkir party and 1 nominee from the ANC, who rejected participation in elections to the city council.The following candidates handed in applications: Gagik Baghdasaryan, Karen Margaryan, Hasmik Baghdasaryan, Karapet Shahinyan, Kristine Ohanyan (Orinats Yerkir party) and Isahak Malkhasyan (ANC). Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |