Elections in NKR always democratic, unlike AzerbaijanNovember 8, 2010 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There is a necessity of formation of the institute of army ombudsman in Armenia, according to chairman of the parliamentary committee in defense, security and interior affairs. “Existence of such institute and adoption of the law on discipline will allow to avoid various vicious acts in the army and renounce small-minded soviet traditions,” Hrayr Karapetyan told reporters on November 8. At that, he emphasized that despite all problems, the Armenian army is the most efficient in the region. He also said that that the rumors on prolongation of army service from 2 to 3 years are untrue. Commenting on the recent exchange of the bodies of the killed between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, Karapetyan said, “Exchanging the bodies of the killed, Azerbaijani leadership recognized Artsakh.” As to the November 7 parliamentary election in Azerbaijan, the MP noted that “elections in Artsakh are democratic, unlike those in Azerbaijan.” 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 | 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. |