Fair elections to enhance Armenia's imageMay 19, 2009 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Despite authorities' efforts to view upcoming elections as administrative event, they can't escape the reality. These elections are a kind of test to reveal their ability of resisting internal political pressures," RA Liberal Party's leader Hovhannes Hovhannisyan told today a news conference. "Fair elections may enhance Armenia's image on international arena and produce positive changes in solving the country's domestic policy issues." Hovhannisyan stressed.Mr. Hovhannisyan finds political forces to be in the middle of struggle, with ANC bearing the greatest share of responsibility. "Authorities should do their utmost to achieve independent and fair elections on May 31." Nevertheless, Liberal Party leader believes authorities do just the contrary. 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 | 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. |