Armenian Opposition Accused US Ambassador to Armenia in Complicity to "Referendum Gerrymander"December 13, 2005 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Public Commission for Referendum Control has accused US Ambassador to Armenia John Evans in complicity to "referendum gerrymander." Copies of the letter sent to mer. Evans are submitted to embassies of EU member states, CE, OSCE, UN Armenian branches. "During the preparatory stage of the referendum, you and a number of CE officials violated laws of our state," the document says. 93 returned court verdicts by which all complaints of violations of the law, that had been addressed to the CEC, were also sent to J. Evans. Representative of the Public Commission for Referendum Control Ruben Torosyan hopes for democracy in spite of the accusations of the US Ambassador. "I hope you will get acquainted with the documents provided and will compare the actual situation over the referendum with the opinion published by the US State Department and European observers," the letter says. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |