Kyrgyzstan President congratulates Armenia's Pashinyan on election winDecember 22, 2018 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov has sent a congratulatory message to acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on My Step block's victory in the snap parliamentary elections. My Step alliance led by Pashinyan secured a convincing victory in the vote, with 70.43% of all the ballots cast in their favor. Two more parties - Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia - also collected enough votes to have seats in the National Assembly. They have won 8.27% and 6.37% of the vote, respectively. "The election results reflect the people's deep confidence in the reforms and positive activities you implement," Jeenbekov said. The Kazakh President expressed confidence that relations between Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, based on mutual respect, will continue to develop in order to benefit both peoples. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |