  Hovik Abrahamyan: election system one of democracy pillarsSeptember 3, 2009 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan attended the 18th conference of the Association of European Election Officials which kicked off in Yerevan today. "Election system one of democracy pillars. Respecting and protecting human rights and freedoms, we develop more efficient mechanisms," the speaker said in his welcoming speech. "Only an independent and strong juridical power can judge the outcomes of any elections held in the republic, like it happens in democracies," he said.   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 |  Related sections Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
