  US ASSIGNED $1 MILLION TO HOLDING ARMENIAN ELECTIONSFebruary 11, 2003 - 21:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The US has assigned $1 million as technical assistance for holding the presidential and parliamentary elections in the country. As US ambassador to Armenia John Ordway said today, "Mediamax" agency reports, the funds will be used only for technical re-equipment of the district electoral centers and implementation of retraining programs for members of the commissions. In the ambassador's words, inculcation of an automated system of counting the votes is also expected. At the same time J.Ordway did not specify concrete terms of implementation of the program, noting it depended on the central electoral commission of Armenia and the district commissions.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships  The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |
