 CEC chairman meets European observers May 2, 2013 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia Tigran Mukuchyan met on May 2 with the representatives of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. Welcoming the guests, Mr. Mukuchyan highly assessed the role of the observer missions in the election processes. At the request of the delegation head Stewart Dickson, CEC chairman briefed on the parties and the bloc of parties, as well as the preparations for the polls. The principles of formation of election commissions and compilation of voter list were further discussed.   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 |  Latest 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. |
