OSCE: Coming election - decisive step on way of Armenia's democratic developmentMay 4, 2007 - 14:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday Armenian President Robert Kocharian had a meeting with the heads of OSCE member-states' diplomatic missions, which are accredited in Yerevan, Presidential Press Office reports. At the meeting the coming parliamentarian elections and issues concerning electoral processes were the key subject of discussions. As Robert Kocharian stated, a rather responsible moment came in Armenia's life, the electoral process stepped up the final stage. One more time he stressed determination of the government to hold the elections in accordance with international standards. Underlining that electoral campaign goes on rather calmly and in civilized manners, R. Kocharian stressed the important role of Armenian authorities and main political forces. In their part diplomats called the coming elections as a decisive step on the way of Armenia's democratic development. They said the country has already fixed a serious progress in holding free and fair elections, which is also reflected in reports of observation missions. 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 | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |