  Armenian President casts his ballotMay 31, 2009 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan with his spouse and daughter attended polling station 9/10 this morning. The President was in good mood but did not respond to journalists' questions, alleging silence day. According to chairperson of the election commission Arevhat Ghazaryan, 1936 voters have been registered in the constituency. Asked about the turnout, she said the elections proceed as usual. Yerevan holds elections to the city council today. Polling stations opened at 8 am (GMT+4) and will close at 8 pm (GMT+4). Residents of the Armenian capital will elect parties which will share 65 mandates in the city council.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant  Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24.Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill.Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor.Lavrov says envoys “periodically” summoned for consultations Sergei Lavrov has commented Moscow’s summoning of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin. |
