John Prescott reconfirms PACE’s evaluation of the Armenian presidential
elections

armradio.am
07.03.2008 12:33

RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan received the Head of the Observation
Mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe John
Prescott, Information and Public Relation Department of RA Government
reported.

During the meeting John Prescott noted that as a European structure
PACE has already given an assessment to the elections. `I reconfirm
that assessment. I hoped that our conclusion would not be used as a
proof of the arguments of this or that party, but would be conceived as
a sincere evaluation,’ Mr. Prescott said, adding that the observation
mission is preparing another report that will reflect both the results
of vote recount and the decision of the Constitutional Court. He
underlined that his conclusion about the elections remains the same.
John Prescott noted that he is going to present certain proposals to
overcome the society’s trust in the elections and promote the dialogue
between the political forces.

As for the state of emergency imposed in the capital, Mr. Prescott said
any government is eligible and obligated to establish order in the
country. John Prescott welcomed Serge Sargsyan’s suggestions to form a
coalition, establish dialogue and cooperation. According to the Prime
Minister, the Armenian authorities are ready to do the utmost to lift
the state of emergency in the capital as soon as possible, realizing
that they are responsible for the security of the people, establishment
of law and order. Serge Sargsyan underlined that people need certain
time to think, to evaluate the events to be able to distinguish the
criminal elements from peaceful population, to reveal the original
reasons of the incident.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress