  ISCES head urges against escalating tensions over candidate’s attack February 1, 2013 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the International Expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) expressed shock over the assassination attempt on presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan, calling for rapid investigation of the crime. Alexander Tsinker urged against rash assessments and escalation of tensions in the country. “With a possibility of a vote delay widely hinted at, this might be the goal that the perpetrators had in mind,” he said. As he noted, it’s up to Hayrikyan to decide whether to continue with the presidential campaign. “Regardless of his decision, ICES observer mission will launch a monitoring of preparation procedures for a 2013 presidential vote,” Tsinker said.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   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.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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
