ArmenPress
March 3 2005

VENICE COMMISSION AND OSCE/ODIHR VISIT ARMENIA TO DISCUSS PROGRESS OF
ELECTORAL LEGISLATION REFORM

YEREVAN, MARCH 3, ARMENPRESS: Representatives of the Council of
Europe’s Venice Commission and the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights have arrived today in Yerevan for a two-day visit in order to
discuss progress in the revision of Armenia’s electoral legislation,
based on the Joint Recommendations issued by the two organizations in
relation to the ongoing electoral reform in Armenia.
The visit is part of the co-operation program between the Council
of Europe and the Armenian authorities, in the framework of Armenia’s
monitoring procedure by the Committee of Ministers established after
its accession to the Council of Europe, and the follow-up of the
OSCE-ODIHR recommendations following the 2003 elections in Armenia.
The aim of the visit is to raise with the Armenian authorities and
experts on electoral matters the main points on which Armenia’s
electoral legislation and practice have yet to meet Council of Europe
standards and OSCE Commitments on democratic elections.