38 CIS IPA members to observe RA presidential electionFebruary 7, 2008 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 6 Armenian political parties united in one national democratic party, said Vazgen Manukyan, a presidential hopeful and leader of the National Democratic Union. Formation of a new political force is a long process which will not be restricted to unification of 6 parties - the NDU, National State party, National Consent Vow, National Democratic Bloc, National Democratic Party, Constitutional Right union. 38 members of the CIS Parliamentary Assembly will observe the presidential elections. "The CIS assesses highly the Armenian electoral legislation, availability of electoral rolls in Internet and engagement of legal bodies into the election process," mission head Alexander Torshin said. 40 legal redress cars will be enabled during the elections, ABA/CEELI representative, member of Presidential Elections 2008 Legal Initiative Karen Andriasyan told a news conference on Thursday. The legal initiative was established in December 2006 and was first implemented during the May 12 parliamentary elections, Armenian media reports. 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 | Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. 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. |