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PACE RAPPORTEUR TO VISIT KARABAKH CONFLICT REGION LATE IN MARCH

March 6, 2003 - 22:08 AMT  20:02 GMT
The European parliamentary is not going to visit the Nagorno Karabakh Republic capital of Stepanakert.

AZERI DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO HOLD ACTION IN BAKU "FOR SAKE OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTION"

March 6, 2003 - 22:07 AMT  20:02 GMT
As stated by party secretary general Sardar Jalalogly, Azeri authorities are already preparing to gerrymander at the coming presidential elections by forming electoral commissions and registers of voters in their own way.

OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS TO MEET TO WORK OUT NEW PROPOSALS ON KARABAKH SETTLEMENT

March 6, 2003 - 21:50 AMT  20:02 GMT
In chief of the international relations department of the Azeri presidential administration Novruz Mamedov's words, the mediators will also fix the date for their next visit to the conflict zone.

ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA DO NOT FIT DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS, EUROPEAN OBSERVERS CONSIDER

March 6, 2003 - 21:49 AMT  20:02 GMT
"Serious violations were registered, but the final assessment of the elections will depend on the further process of counting the votes and the efficiency of the appeal," - P.Eicher stated.

AZERBAIJAN KEEPS CONCESSION LIMIT AT KARABAKH NEGOTIATIONS WITH ARMENIA

March 6, 2003 - 20:33 AMT  20:02 GMT
In Ilham Aliyev's words, "in case the limit is exceeded the Azeri party may take other measures to solve the problem."

ARMENIA TO GET EURASEC OBSERVER STATUS IN APRIL

March 6, 2003 - 20:33 AMT  20:02 GMT
In late April a sitting of the interstate council of the Euro-Asian Economic Community (EurAsEC) at the level of state heads is planned to be held in Dushanbe.

ELECTION SECOND ROUND DEMOCRATIC AND ORGANIZED, CIS OBSERVERS SAID

March 6, 2003 - 19:30 AMT  20:02 GMT
The individual deviations from electoral legislation norms were not of mass nature and, in the CIS observation mission opinion, did not have a notable impact on the electorate's opportunity to express will on the whole.

50 COMPLAINTS OF BREACHES IN ELECTION SECOND ROUND RECEIVED BY CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

March 6, 2003 - 19:03 AMT  20:02 GMT
In the commission legal advisor's words, 60-70% of most complaints is false information.

RETURNS OF ELECTION SECOND ROUND NOT REFLECTING PEOPLE'S WILL, DEMIRCHIAN CONSIDERS

March 6, 2003 - 18:59 AMT  20:02 GMT
In his statement Demirchian assured his constituents that he would continue struggle for the sake of triumph of justice.

KOCHARIAN'S ELECTORAL HEADQUARTERS STATE OPPOSITION REPORTS UNGROUNDED

March 6, 2003 - 18:35 AMT  20:02 GMT
"To cast a shadow on the second round of the presidential elections in Armenia, the opposing party has put into circulation false and ungrounded reports aiming at misinformation," - says a statement released today by the electoral headquarters of presidential contender, incumbent Armenian president Robert Kocharian.
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