President Promised to Invite Observers

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PRESIDENT PROMISED TO INVITE OBSERVERS
[07:32 pm] 27 October, 2006

President Robert Kocharyan had a meeting today with
the heads of the diplomatic representations of EU
member countries accredited in Armenia.

The President of the country welcomed the end of the
negotiations about the Individual Partnership Action
Plan within the framework of the European New
Neighborhood Policy and voiced hope that in November
it will finally be adopted after which the relations
between Armenia and the EU will be more systematized.

`The pack of offers introduced by Armenia testifies
that we are inclined to serious work and expect joint
efficient activity’, the head of the country
mentioned.

During the conversation a reference was made to the
coming elections in Armenia. The sides underlined the
necessity of free and fair elections. Robert Kocharyan
said that he will invite both long-term and short-term
international observation missions to Armenia for
monitoring the course of elections.