RA PRIME MINISTER MET WITH INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS
ArmRadio.am
22.05.2007 15:36
RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan received the delegation of the
international observers headed by Ambassador Boris Frlec. The head
of the delegation noted that the observation mission headed by
him has already publicized the preliminary conclusions about the
parliamentary elections in Armenia and is now working on the final
document, which will present the detailed overview of the monitoring
results, including the violations registered.
"With this election the Republic of Armenia set a new standard for the
upcoming elections. It was a decisive step towards progress. Steps
follow each other, thus making the progress irreversible," the Head
of the observation mission declared, simultaneously expressing the
hope that this process of democratization will be continuous.
Ambassador Frlec underlined that although Armenia has met many of its
international commitments, there are still certain shortcomings that
should be corrected. In this regard, in the Ambassador’s opinion,
the Republican Party of Armenia having the majority in the National
Assembly can play a major role in implementing necessary changes in
the Electoral Code.
Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan thanked the observation mission for
unbiased and objective evaluation and noted that the, being on
the whole satisfied with the elections, Armenian authorities and
the Republican Party consider that there is still much to do for
holding elections fully corresponding to international standards. He
underlined the three directions in which work should be done in the
future: improvement of the Electoral Code, work in the legal field
and technical assistance to electoral commissions.
At the end of the meeting the head of the international observation
mission said the Prime Minister’s approaches are inspiring and speak
about his political will. Ambassador Frlec wished success to Armenia
on the way of democratization and assured that their mission is to
render support in this process.