 Armenia ready to hold fair presidential polls - parliament vice-speaker November 19, 2012 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s political leadership stands ready to hold fair and transparent presidential elections, National Assembly vice-speaker said. During a meeting with U.S. envoy to Armenia John Heffern and Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy Christopher Anderson, Hermine Naghdalyan highly assessed the deepening of interparliamentary relations and cooperation. Inter-party ties, May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia, the upcoming presidential race and proposals regarding RA electoral code reforms were also discussed. Parliament’s deputy speaker further congratulated Ambassador Heffern on U.S. President Barack Obama’s re-election, parliamentary press service reported.   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. |
