U.S. doesn't question outcomes of Armenia's presidential electionsFebruary 21, 2008 - 21:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. doesn't question outcomes of Armenia's presidential elections," Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Bryza said when commenting on Edgar Vazquez's statement on "concerns over the count of votes." "This does not mean that we question the outcomes of the elections. However, we are not ready to state that all problems have been already solved. This process will take a longer time, like it was in Georgia on January 5. We studied the statements issued by the OSCE and Javier Solana and share the assessments they presented," Mr Bryza said. Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, said that election of new President is a good opportunity to improve relations with neighbors and to resolve the Karabakh conflict. The European Union welcomes conduction of the election mostly in line with international standards. 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. |