EU Envoy for South Caucasus has no information about vote for RA President in NKRFebruary 23, 2008 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - I do not know whether European observers attended polling stations in Karabakh during the presidential election in Armenia. I can't comment on it, since I am not informed, said Peter Semneby EU Envoy for South Caucasus. The observation mission agenda did not include visit to Nagorno Karabakh, according to him.As to possible destabilization in Armenia, Mr Semneby said all complaints should be considered in the framework of the law. Asked whether the Kosovo precedent may become a priority line for the newly elected President, Mr Semneby said, "I can't speculate much. The election is just over and there came no statements on the new President's policy. Earlier, the Azeri MFA sent a note of protest to the OSCE, PACE and European Parliament, saying that polling stations opened in Karabakh on the Armenian election day. NKR CEC head Sergei Nasibyan refuted the statement and called it false and provocative. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |