Armenian delegation to observe Duma election in Russia
01.11.2007,
17:20
The Armenian delegation will observe the elections of the RF Duma in December, said RA NA (National Assembly) Speaker Tigran Torosian during his meeting with RF Duma Speaker Boris Grizlov in St. Petersburg on October 31.
YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. The Armenian delegation will observe the elections of the RF Duma in December, said RA NA (National Assembly) Speaker Tigran Torosian during his meeting with RF Duma Speaker Boris Grizlov in St. Petersburg on October 31.
The RA Na Speaker wished the Edinaya Rossia (United Russia) Party good luck in the forthcoming election. He assured that Armenian-Russian bilateral cooperation will continue to develop actively after the Duma election.
In this connection, the RA NA Speaker attached importance to the activities of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Grizlov stated that the Edinaya Rossia Party and its leader President Vladimir Putin plan to hold their ground in the lower chamber of the RF Duma. The RF Speaker informed his Armenian colleague about the results of the recent draw made by the RF Central Electoral Committee, according to which Edinaya Rossia will be the 10th in the ballot.
The RF Central Electoral Committee has recorded 11 parties for the participation of the Duma election on December 2. These are the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Edinaya Rossia, Spravedlivaya Rossia (Just Russia), Soyuz Pravikh Sil (Union of Right-Wing Parties), Yabloko (the United Russian Democratic Party), Patrioti Rossii (Patriots of Russia), the Democratic Party of Russia, Grazhdanskaya Sila (Civil Power), Agrarian Party of Russia and the Social Justice Party.
RA NA Speaker Tigran Torosian has left for Russia to participate in the meeting of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly opened in St. Petersburg on October 31.–0--
The RA Na Speaker wished the Edinaya Rossia (United Russia) Party good luck in the forthcoming election. He assured that Armenian-Russian bilateral cooperation will continue to develop actively after the Duma election.
In this connection, the RA NA Speaker attached importance to the activities of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Grizlov stated that the Edinaya Rossia Party and its leader President Vladimir Putin plan to hold their ground in the lower chamber of the RF Duma. The RF Speaker informed his Armenian colleague about the results of the recent draw made by the RF Central Electoral Committee, according to which Edinaya Rossia will be the 10th in the ballot.
The RF Central Electoral Committee has recorded 11 parties for the participation of the Duma election on December 2. These are the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Edinaya Rossia, Spravedlivaya Rossia (Just Russia), Soyuz Pravikh Sil (Union of Right-Wing Parties), Yabloko (the United Russian Democratic Party), Patrioti Rossii (Patriots of Russia), the Democratic Party of Russia, Grazhdanskaya Sila (Civil Power), Agrarian Party of Russia and the Social Justice Party.
RA NA Speaker Tigran Torosian has left for Russia to participate in the meeting of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly opened in St. Petersburg on October 31.–0--
