CIS INTERPARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY ENVISAGES TO OPEN OBSERVATION OFFICE IN YEREVAN IN MARCH

Noyan Tapan
Feb 13 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Mikhayil Krotov, the Secretary
General of the Council of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly presented
during the February 12 meeting with RA Deputy Foreign Minister Gegham
Gharibjanian the goals of their observation mission, mechanisms
of their implementation, emphasizing the experience got during the
elections held in Serbia. He stated that they envisage to open an
office in Yerevan in early March on the occasion of the parliamentary
elections expected in Armenia during the current year. The office will
have its observation missions in every marz what will allow to give
more realistic estimation to the process and results of the elections.

According to the information submitted to Noyan Tapan by the RA
Foreign Ministry’s Press and Information Department, G.Gharibjanian,
in his turn, expressed a hope that the coming elections will be held
in correspondence with the principles of democracy.