  Charles Lonsdale: coming elections may be fairest in Armenia  November 14, 2011 - 13:22 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in Armenia may become the fairest since the country regained independence, according to British ambassador to Armenia. “For the past years Armenia has seen tangible progress in establishing democratic principles in the country,” Charles Lonsdale told a press conference in Yerevan. In this context, the ambassador hailed President Serzh Sargyan’s statement regarding the necessity to separate politics from entrepreneurship insinuating the large number of businessmen in RA National Assembly. According to Lonsdale, Great Britain is interested in strengthening economic ties with Armenia as well as helping people resolve current social issues.  Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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.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. |
