Presence of observers not obligation but rightApril 27, 2007 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The presence of the observation mission at the elections in any state is not an obligation but right of the given state," RA President Robert Kocharian said during a meeting with the students of the Yerevan State University. The Armenian leadership invited observers to avoid any reproaches from the opposition. "However, observers are not inspectors, whose conclusions are decisive. Not only the authorities but also the opposition and the public are responsible for the elections. There are many states where observation missions are prohibited by the law. Thus, no one can speak of violations of commitments," Robert Kocharian said. 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 | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. |