News Brief: Results of Istanbul Meeting, Arrests for Electoral Bribery, and Pashinyan's Speech

Here are the highlights of the news from the past hour:

• The Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, Vahagn Hovakimyan, assured that he will maintain political neutrality and work to uncover any possible pressures on the directors. He urged the submission of evidence to law enforcement so that elected officials express exclusively the will of the people.
• Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that his government has taken the country out of the "dead end and trap" that began with the Nagorno-Karabakh movement. According to the Prime Minister, the absence of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue has also eliminated the reasons for war.
• In his concluding speech, the Prime Minister predicted the exit of the former ruling parties from the future parliament, calling them the "triad of war parties." He emphasized that the emergence of opposition alliances in parliament would be disrespectful to the citizens.
• During the meeting of the heads of the parliaments of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Istanbul, satisfaction was expressed regarding the process of normalization of relations. Both sides highlighted the importance of expanding trade relations and continuing constructive dialogue.
• Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk assured that there are new opportunities for strengthening and developing relations between Azerbaijan and Russia. He noted that the sad events of the past have been overcome and open doors for bilateral cooperation.