“DO YOU KNOW…?”
“The PACE Ad hoc Committee found the presidential election in Armenia, on 19 February 2008, mostly in line with Council of Europe standards. Do you know that there are nine victims and political prisoners in Armenia? Fundamental human rights are restricted in the country, and the opposition challenges the President’s legitimacy…” Hungarian parliamentarian Zlolt Nemeth posed the question to John Prescott during his addressing speech at the PACE spring session.
Zlolt Nemeth thinks the Council of Europe should urge Armenia’s authorities to launch an independent investigation. He suggested changing the order of observation missions as European observers frequently “legitimize non-democratic elections.”
Swedish parliamentarian Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin was in Armenia to monitor the election. She says she has observed elections in many countries but nowhere had she seen such large-scale election fraud.
Today she told PACE delegates how she had witnessed a case of election rigging at a precinct. She says the votes cast for Ter-Petrossian were tabulated in favour of Serzh Sarkissian. “By the way, the chairperson of the precinct was well aware of it. Everything was done to help Serzh Sarkissian win the election.”
She also noticed Serzh Sarkissian’s supporters “kicking up a row.” The interpreter advised her to record the incident keeping silent. The following day the International Observation Mission announced that the presidential election was in line with international standards.
She recalled another incident. A policeman banned her to shoot the building of the Armenian Parliament saying “it is a secret building.” “Can we speak of democracy in a country where the parliament is considered a secret building?” said Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin.
SECRETARY GENERAL OF CIS IPA COUNCIL CONGRATULATES TIGRAN SARKISSIAN
Secretary General of the Council of CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Mikhail Krotov sent a congratulating message to Tigran Sarkissian on the occasion of his appointment to the post of RA Prime Minister. ...TWO ISSUES ON ARMENIA ON PACE AGENDA
The spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) starts in Strasbourg at 2:30 p.m., April 14. The draft agenda of the session includes two issues related to Armenia.
John ...CARS CLOG STREETS
more images
Students of Yerevan State Pedagogical University (YSPU) should be on the alert lest they should be knocked down in front of the building.
We are already sick and tired of this mess. ...PACE RESOLUTION WILL GIVE ANSWERS
In reply to A1+’s question regarding the release of the political prisoners of Armenia the PACE President said the PACE session will pass a resolution which will give the answers to the question.
Lluís ...PACE DELEGATES MADE DECISION
The spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will consider the functioning of Armenian democratic institutions on April 17. The decision was made by PACE Delegates ...OBSERVATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN ARMENIA (19 FEBRUARY 2008)
Report1 Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau of the Assembly Rapporteur: Mr John PRESCOTT, United Kingdom, Socialist Group ________________________________________ Contents I. Introduction II. Political ...ARMAN YEREMIAN WIN EUROPEAN CHAMPION’S TITLE
Armenian taekwondo player Arman Yeremian (78 kg) won all five single combats and achieved the champion’s title in the European Taekwondo Championship held in Rome, Italy.10TH VICTIM
29-year-old Samvel Harutiunian wounded during the March 1 events died in hospital on April 11. Harutiunian was seriously wounded in the head. His state had been grave since March 1. Though Samvel didn’t ...“DO YOU KNOW…?”
“The PACE Ad hoc Committee found the presidential election in Armenia, on 19 February 2008, mostly in line with Council of Europe standards. Do you know that there are nine victims and political prisoners ...IGITIAN MEETS WITH TERRY DEVIS
On April 11 the head of the Avan pre-election headquarters for Levon Ter-Petrossian, member of the board of the Pan-Armenian Party (HHSh) Hovhannes Igitian met with the PACE Secretary General Terry Davis ...“SOCIETY WILL SOLVE POLITICAL ISSUES ITSELF”
“One can hardly imagine that people can be chased and detained for their political orientation in the 21st century. Such a large-scale mass slaughter is inadmissible in Armenia,” head of the RA first ...NEW MINISTERS
President Serzh Sarkissian signed a decree on appointing Seyran Ohanian Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia. Under another decree of President Sarkissian Edward Nalbandian was relieved of ...
AMERICAN ARMENIANS HOLD PROTEST ACTION
U.S. EMBASSY IN ARMENIA URGES TO EXERCISE CAUTION
VARTAN OSKANIAN’S FAREWELL SPEECH TO MFA STAFF
TIGRAN SARGSSIAN HAS NOT SERVED IN THE ARMY
CARS CLOG STREETS
KILLED WITH BAGHDASAROV’S WEAPON?
KOCHARIAN CONGRATULATES WOMEN
GAS POISONING
HOVANNISIAN MEETS BRYZA, SEMNEBY
AMBASSADOR VASILI GHAZARIAN DISMISSED
- 1828 Tsar Nicholas the First declares war against Turkey.
- 1860 Birth of the historian Leo (Arakel Babakhyan) in Shooshee. He died in 1932.
- 1864 Birth of Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (poet). He died in 1929.
- 1909 Sultan Abdul Hamid the Second is overthrown and power is seized by the Young Turks.
- 1921 Lenin sends his missive to the communists of Azerbajan, Georgia, Armenia, Daghstan, and the Republic of the Mountain Peoples.
- 1978 The Armenian SSR's Supreme Soviet confirms the Armenian constitution.
- 1990 The Russian Council adopts an announcement condemning the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1922.
ARMENIAN NEWS
INTERACTIVE NEWS
INFORMATION
MY ARMTOWN
How to quit smoking?
How to write in Armenian on Windows XP?
All materials published on this website are taken from open sources and are copyrighted by their respective owners. You cannot reproduce or copy any materials published on armtown.com without written consent of original copyright holder. If you want to remove any material, please send us an email with proof of ownership/copyright and your material will be removed immediately. All materials published for information purposes only.