Lukashenko congratulates Civil Contract on Armenia elections winJune 23, 2021 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has personally congratulated Armenia's Civil Contract party led by acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on winning the snap elections to parliament. Civil Contract won 53.92% of the vote, while Hayastan (Armenia) bloc headed by second President Robert Kocharyan secured 21.4% of the ballots. "I Have Honor" bloc too will get seats in the parliament. “Your sense of purpose and dedicated service to the interests of the Armenian people have become the key to success in the most important social and political campaign for the country,” Lukashenko said. He expressed confidence that cooperation between Minsk and Yerevan in various fields will continue to develop. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |