 Knowledge preferable to party affiliation in civil service - Armenian official  January 20, 2012 - 19:48 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - “Civil servants’ party membership should be legally banned,” Mr. Badalyan stated, noting that priority in civil service system will be given to knowledge and not party badges. Dwelling on the accomplishments the Civil Service reached for the past years, Badalyan noted development of the laws that each job applicant should consider. “10 years is rather a short term to yield tangible results due to its linkage to people’s mentality and psychology,” the official said, adding that there is still much to achieve in civil service system.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
