EU observers report progress during election campaignMay 7, 2012 - 19:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU observers recorded progress during the election campaign, with main parties having been granted balanced media coverage. At a press conference on May 7 in Yerevan, they highlighted the charity element during elections, particularly distribution of 500 tractors by Prosperous Armenia, as well as the use of schools by other political forces during the campaign. Today, May 7, heads of observer missions from European Parliament, PACE, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and OSCE/ODIHR issued a joint statement, stating that the drawbacks registered during May 6 parliamentary elections won’t significantly affect the outcomes. “I cannot stress enough how important it is to see these elections and our preliminary findings in the broader context and as the beginning of the process, not the end,” said Krzysztof Lisek, the Head of the European Parliament delegation. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. |