IN VARTAN OSKANIAN’S WORDS, GUARANTEE OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IS UNYIELDING WILL OF AUTHORITIES AND ALL POLITICAL FORCES TO CONTROL ONE ANOTHER

Noyan Tapan
Feb 20 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Union is hopeful
that a kind of parliamentary majority will be formed as a result
of the parliamentary elections to be held in May in Armenia that
will contribute to continuation of reforms implemented in the
country. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier declared
this at the February 20 press conference. He is in Yerevan within
the framework of his visit to the South Caucasus. In his words,
economic reforms have been implemented in Armenia since Armenia’s
independence and progress was registered in the country as a result
of these reforms. He also expressed the hope that the country will
register such progress in the political sphere, too.

Attaching importance to holding of elections meeting democratic
standards, Steinmeier stated that nearly 300 observers from EU,
including 30 observers from Germany, will take part in the elections.

In the words of RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, the only guarantee
of democratic elections is devotion of authorities and all political
forces to this idea, as well as their "unyielding will" to control
one another, especially on the day of elections.