President congratulates Yerevan citizensJune 1, 2009 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA President Serzh Sargsyan congratulated Yerevan citizens on first elections to Elders' Council. Declaring such elections as the start of a new government system, the President considered them a big advance towards enhancing democratic mechanisms. Mr. Sargsyan also congratulated "Prosperous Armenia" and Armenian National Congress (ANC), noting the latter's progress during pre-election campaign."May 31 elections and the whole electoral campaign came to prove that we were capable of overcoming all difficulties we encountered in the past," he said. Touching upon electoral incidents, the President noted, "Unfortunately, wrongdoings were observed in some polling stations. But my position is firm: individual interests cannot prevail over state interests," Mr. Sargsyan stressed. 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. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. 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”. |