 EU has invested loads of political confidence in Armenia: envoy February 24, 2017 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union hasn’t invested so much money and political confidence in any country other than Armenia, head of the European Union delegation to Armenia, ambassador Piotr Switalski told reporters on Friday, February 24. Elections are slated for April 2, with nine parties and blocks having submitted candidates’ lists to the Central Electoral Commission. The Union has made so much effort to help organize credible elections, he added. “We responded to the government’s call for support and think better elections can be held this time,” the ambassador said, according to CivilNet. “We are optimistic about the upcoming elections as we see various stakeholders displaying political will for having a better vote than the previous ones.” The EU envoy said Armenian citizens must be more confident and believe that their voice will be heard this time. Read also:Opposition MP: Vote buying rates up ahead of parliamentary elections   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
