US FULLY SHARES OSCE POSITION ON FIRST ROUND OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONSFebruary 24, 2003 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The US fully shares the OSCE position on the first round of the presidential elections in Armenia. US ambassador to Armenia John Ordway told "Arminfo" agency. In his words, progress is evident at the elections held February 19, at the same time numerous transgressions were also present. The ambassador expressed hope for the shortcomings to be removed before the second round. John Ordway flatly denied the statements attributed to him that in case the number of violations at the elections exceeded 5%, the US would recognize the elected president illegitimate. Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |