ODIHR director hopes for Armenia’s assistance to observer missionDecember 6, 2011 - 19:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) expressed hope for Armenia to invite ODIHR mission to observe parliamentary election in the country. As Janez Lenarcic told a news conference, organized on the sidelines of OSCE Ministerial Council sitting, “the work of the mission is preceded by the visit of the preliminary assessment group to the country. The group will have on-site meetings with all the parties to electoral procedure to make a relevant report on the expected format of the observer mission.” “I hope ODIHR will be given a timely invitation as well as possible assistance in implementation of observer mission in Armenia,” Lenarcic stated. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |