ROBERT KOCHARIAN: BOTH LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM OBSERVER MISSIONS WILL
BE INVITED TO ARMENIA FOR 2007 STATE ELECTIONS

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President greeted the end of the
consultations around the Actions Plan within the framework of the
European New Neighborhood policy at the October 27 regular meeting
with heads of diplomatic representations of EU member countries
accredited in Armenia. He expressed the hope that it will be finally
adopted in November, thanks to which Armenia-EU relations will become
more systematized. "The large package of Armenian side’s proposals is
evidence that we are disposed to work seriously and expect joint
efficient activity," R.Kocharian said. At the diplomats’ request RA
President commented upon the current developments in the Nagorno
Karabakh settlement, Russian-Georgian strained relations and its
impact on the Armenian economy, as well as other regional issues.

According to RA President’s Press Office, at the meeting, they also
touched upon the forthcoming state elections and especially stressed
the necessity to hold them fairly. R.Kocharian said that both
long-term and short-term international observer missions will be
invited for the purpose of electoral processes monitoring.