ANC rejects participation in conference on reformation of Armenia’s electoral systemNovember 22, 2010 - 18:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan sent a letter to Chief of Party for Armenia of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems Michael Getto with respect to participation in the November 22 symposium in Yerevan on reformation of Armenia’s electoral system. The letter specifically reads: “We appreciate the invitation for participation in the symposium, but the ANC cannot participate in it.” Zurabyan brought the following reasons. According to him, discussion of any matters with the Armenian authorities will be possible only after the release of imprisoned opposition representatives and after a progress in investigation of the March 1, 2008, events. Besides, Zurabyan said that through similar discussions around the Electoral Code, the “authorities want to create an impression that falsifications recorded during the previous elections are a result of the legislation’s imperfection and the problem can be resolved through improvement of the Electoral Code.” Zurabyan noted that if the ANC agreed to participate in the discussions, it would have admitted that the problems of electoral system are related to the electoral legislation’s imperfection, the ANC press service reported. 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. |