The preliminary results of Yerevan City Council elections show that “My step” block is the salient leader, the preliminary results of 40 polling stations show that “My step” block has received 82.70%.
The second is Prosperous Armenia Party with 6.43%. “Bright” block is the 3rd with 4.78%.
The other political forces receive less than 2%.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is in New York on a working visit, has commented on the preliminary results of Yerevan City Council elections. Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page,
“Powerful, powerful, powerful people. Powerful citizens.
I love all of you, I am proud of all of you and bow in front of all of you.
I serve all of you”.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS. The USA is one of Armenia’s partners with home we have developed quite a rich agenda during the 27 years of independence, Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said in an interview with Public TV of Armenia.
“The USA saluted the developments that took place in Armenia aimed at the strengthening of democracy and rule of law. All that was for reaffirming and strengthening the values. The USA, being our partner in that sense, saluted us and congratulated. Of course, that warmth is very inspiring”, ARMENPRESS reports the Minister as saying.
To the question if we can record that a new, more dynamic stage of relations starts, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan answered that the relations of the two countries are continuous.
“We have an expanding agenda. The USA has worked with us for quite a long period on this agenda and we will definitely continue to do that. We only salute and say that we will manage to further deepen and strengthen our cooperation”, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said.
Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan
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Mehr News Agency (MNA), Iran Saturday Rouhani felicitates Armenian President, PM on Independence Day TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – In separate messages to President and Prime Minister of Armenia, President Rouhani congratulated Independence Day of Armenia. Felicitating the Independence Day, the Iranian President expressed hope that Tehran-Yerevan relations would further deepen in all fields, regarding the common cultural and historical bonds between the two countries. "I hope that with the positive developments in the new Armenian government, relations between the two countries further develop," he wrote. On September 21, 1991, the Armenian people voted in a referendum to proclaim independence from the Soviet Union, around one year after Supreme Council adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Armenia and established the Republic of Armenia.
Interfax - Russia & CIS General Newswire Saturday 7:33 PM MSK PACE to send monitoring mission to Armenia to get facts on its internal political processes YEREVAN. Sept 22 The Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will send a mission to Armenia to gather facts due to internal political processes in the country. "The PACE Monitoring Committee made a decision to promptly send co-rapporteurs on Armenia with a mission to gather facts following the exchange of views on the latest internal political developments in Armenia," Arpine Hovhannisyan, the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament and the head of the Armenian delegation to the PACE, said on her Facebook account. "They were instructed to report on the outcomes of the visit at the first meeting of the committee," she said. On September 12, Hovhannisyan said that the PACE commission on political issues and democracy had discussed the case against former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and the internal political situation in the country. The commission would send to the PACE Monitoring Committee a letter suggesting the monitoring of ensuring the rule of law and independence of legislative and judicial authorities be conducted in Armenia, she said.
Interfax - Russia & CIS General Newswire Saturday 1:29 PM MSK CSTO secretary general's remarks on Karabakh situation exceed organization's mandate - Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry BAKU. Sept 22 The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has described the remarks by Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Yury Khachaturov regarding Azerbaijan as baseless and inappropriate, the ministry press service said in a statement after Khachaturov urged Baku to stop attacks on Armenian populated localities. "While speaking on the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the CSTO secretary general abused of his office and exceeded the organization's mandate. The statement made by the secretary general, who has the Armenian origin, is subjective and biased, it contravenes the stance of all members of the organization but Armenia on this conflict," the ministry said. The CSTO secretary general did not mention regular attacks of the Armenian army on the Azerbaijani territory along the entire Armenian-Azerbaijani borderline, it said. "We suggest that [...] the secretary general study the senseless and contradictory remarks by the Armenian prime minister that escalate tensions and disrupt the negotiating process," the ministry said. "The aggressive policy of occupation conducted by Armenia, an CSTO member country, towards Azerbaijan disagrees with the fundamental documents of the Collective Security Treaty Organization," it said. te
YEREVAN. – It is impossible to have lasting peace without Artsakh’s participation in talks, Armenian Foreign Minster Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said in an interview with the public television.
Asked about Artsakh’s participation in the negotiations, the minister recalled that both Yerevan and Stepanakert repeatedly made statements in this regard.
“That’s not news. And, Stepanakert has the last word,” Mnatsakanyan said, stressing that work is underway to ensure that Artsakh’s voice is heard.
At the same time, the minister did not agree that there is no negotiation without Artsakh.
“We continue working on the agenda within the negotiation process,” Mnatsakanyan said.
Regarding the human rights situation in Armenia, Artsakh and Azerbaijan, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stressed that Armenia and Artsakh have chosen the way of building a state where democracy, human rights, and the rule of law are priorities.
“For us, the Karabakh dispute is the problem of the fate of 150,000 of our compatriots in Artsakh, who are under existential threat, because of Azerbaijan’s actions. In the context of the hatred rhetoric voiced by Baku, we cannot imagine how one can talk about rights, the minister said.