Hovik Abrahamyan: election system one of democracy pillarsSeptember 3, 2009 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan attended the 18th conference of the Association of European Election Officials which kicked off in Yerevan today. "Election system one of democracy pillars. Respecting and protecting human rights and freedoms, we develop more efficient mechanisms," the speaker said in his welcoming speech. "Only an independent and strong juridical power can judge the outcomes of any elections held in the republic, like it happens in democracies," he said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. |