HEAD OF OSCE YEREVAN OFFICE ASKS SPEAKER OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT TO
INVITE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS TO PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA
ARMINFO News Agency
October 19, 2006 Thursday
Today the speaker of the Armenian parliament Tigran Torossyan and the
head of the OSCE Yerevan Office Vladimir Pryakhin discussed the course
of preparations for the coming parliamentary elections in Armenia.
The press service of the Armenian parliament reports the sides to focus
on the amendments to the electoral code. Pryakhin asked Torossyan to
tell him about the electoral reforms, particularly, about the changes
to the law on TV and radio. Torossyan said that in the summer in the
parliament considered the remarks of the experts and in the autumn met
with them personally. During the forthcoming session the parliament
will consider the first reading of the new electoral code and in Dec
the second reading with the final expert resolution. Torossyan noted
that everything must be finished before the elections.
Pryakhin confirmed the OSCE’s commitment to support the electoral
reforms in Armenia and was glad to know that this process will be
finished by the end of this year. He asked Torossyan to invite
international experts to observe the parliamentary elections in
Armenia.