Georgia parliamentary elections not free or fair, MP saysOctober 9, 2012 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian parliamentary winner Bidzina Ivanishvili’s troubling remark about Armenians came as a result of political inexperience, according to Javakhk political union chair, MP Shirak Torosyan. Earlier, in an interview to Russian magazine New Times, Ivanishvili wondered why ethnic Armenians lived in Georgia when “their own homeland is next door.” Mr. Ivanishvili then released a statement saying he had been quoted out of context and meant to praise the “special gift of the Armenians and the Jews to be citizens of the world and succeed everywhere they live.” Commenting on parliamentary polls in Georgia, Mr. Torosyan noted that according to Javakhk sources, a number of frauds were reported. “Georgia saw a civilized transfer of power; nevertheless, the elections can’t be called free and fair,” the MP said. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |