Paper: RPA distributes gadget pens to rural residentsApril 28, 2012 - 13:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Zhoghovurd paper says it received alarm calls from different Armenian provinces on new tricks devised by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. According to the paper, representatives of RPA election offices distribute nice pens to people urging them to mark the ballot with these very pens on election day. These pens are allegedly equipped with a tiny video camera or a special device to follow the voting procedure. Zhoghovurd says the pens were distributed particularly in small remote villages in Syunik, Lori and Tavush provinces. Local residents were warned the move aims to prevent them from taking RPA's electoral bribe and voting for a different candidate at elections, paper reports. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |