Charles Lonsdale: coming elections may be fairest in Armenia November 14, 2011 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in Armenia may become the fairest since the country regained independence, according to British ambassador to Armenia. “For the past years Armenia has seen tangible progress in establishing democratic principles in the country,” Charles Lonsdale told a press conference in Yerevan. In this context, the ambassador hailed President Serzh Sargyan’s statement regarding the necessity to separate politics from entrepreneurship insinuating the large number of businessmen in RA National Assembly. According to Lonsdale, Great Britain is interested in strengthening economic ties with Armenia as well as helping people resolve current social issues. 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. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. 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”. |