CoE: Yerevan municipal elections met European standardsJune 1, 2009 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The municipal elections in Yerevan met European standards in general, head of the monitoring mission of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Mr. Nigel Mermagen told a news conference on June 1. "We fixed progress as compared to elections to local government held in September 2008. Mission members attended 200-230 polling stations. All shortcomings will be reflected in the resulting report which will be introduced during Council of Europe's fall session," he said, adding that the CoE wishes Armenia could further develop and strengthen democracy. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities was the only international monitoring mission which observed the elections to Yerevan city Council on May 31, 2009. 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. |