Armenian observers to monitor presidential race in Saint PetersburgMarch 3, 2012 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CIS observer mission including parliament representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Moldova, will be present on the voting day of Leningrad Oblast. Observers from OSCE and CIS Interparliamentary Assembly will monitor Russian presidential elections in Leningrad Oblast, Rosbalt news agency reports. As Belarusian National Assembly member Elena Dikovitskaya said during a meeting with Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Sergei Naryshkin, the observer mission visited the three headquarters of Russian presidential candidates, noting working atmosphere there. “People work hard. No aggression attempts were fixed,” Dikovitskaya said. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. 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. |