US DOUBTS RELIABILITY OF AZERI PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RETURNSOctober 22, 2003 - 19:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The transgressions occurred in the course of the vote and counting the votes "make doubt the reliability of the returns of the presidential election in Azerbaijan," said US State Department Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli. At that he noted that "the United States will work with elected president Ilham Aliyev and his government, however we consider that by failing to hold trustworthy election the Azeri leadership missed an important opportunity of promoting democratization." "The US calls to hold an immediate, independent and transparent investigation of the transgressions," Ereli stated. Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Partner news | Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. 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. Bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation arrives in Armenia Senator Wicker is also the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” |