Armenia’s Sharmazanov to head CSTO PA mission in Russia election![]() February 13, 2018 - 11:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Armenian parliament speaker Eduard Sharmazanov will head the CSTO PA observation mission during the Russian presidential election on March 18. A corresponding decision was made by the president of the CSTO PA Vyacheslav Volodin. If no candidate attains an absolute majority of the votes (more than half) in the first round on March 18, a second round will take place exactly three weeks later, on April 8. Eight candidates are currently running for the president’s post. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |