  ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES INTERESTED IN HOLDING FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS AS NEVER BEFORE, ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SAIDDecember 5, 2002 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - February 19, 2003 Armenia will hold elections as a Council of Europe member for the first time and it binds us to many things. Armenian defense minister, chief of the electoral headquarters of the acting president of the country Serge Sargsian told "Golos Armenii" newspaper about it. In his words, today the Armenian authorities are interested in holding free and fair elections as never before and they rule out any coercion in the course of the ballot. Commenting on the statements made by opposition representatives on inevitability of gerrymander, Serge Sargsian noted that the coming elections will be marked by a large number of international observers.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
