Progress of Armenia's electoral system is evidentSeptember 4, 2009 - 18:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today RA President Serzh Sargsyan received a delegation of the European Community's electoral authorities, participating in the conference timed to 18th anniversary of the formation of the electoral community. The President of Armenia welcomed the delegation and particularly mentioned that organizing this event in Yerevan is a good occasion to discuss the problems of the electoral system and the exchange good practices. "The long road to democracy has led to such a degree of development of our electoral system that allows us to have free and fair elections, but this does not mean that we have an ideal political system. There are many problems, and we must continuously improve our electoral system, " Serzh Sargsyan said. In turn, representatives of the community noted that the progress of Armenia's electoral system is evident and expressed willingness to contribute to the further development and democratization of the electoral system of Armenia. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |