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Yerevan 0033, Armenia
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March 15, 2007

ACNIS Hosts Forum on Democracy and Falsifications in the Upcoming
Armenian Parliamentary Elections

Yerevan–The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS)
today hosted the second lecture in its international visitors’ series.
Entitled "Promoting Democracy and Controlling Vote Fraud," the
off-the-record presentation and panel discussion focused on Armenia’s
upcoming parliamentary elections.

In the company of scholars, policy specialists, diplomats, commentators,
political leaders, and other public figures, Professor David Schultz of the
Graduate School of Management at Hamline University, Department of Law at
the American University of Armenia, and the Law School at the University of
Minnesota, presented his views on Armenia’s political field. He spoke
specifically on issues of encouraging democracy and containing election
fraud. The discussion was moderated by ACNIS director of research Stepan
Safarian.

Founded in 1994 by Armenia’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs Raffi K.
Hovannisian and supported by a global network of contributors, ACNIS serves
as a link between innovative scholarship and the public policy challenges
facing Armenia and the Armenian people in the post-Soviet world. It also
aspires to be a catalyst for creative, strategic thinking and a wider
understanding of the new global environment. In 2007, the Center focuses
primarily on civic education, democratic development, conflict resolution,
and applied research on critical domestic and foreign policy issues for the
state and the nation.

For further information on the Center call (37410) 52-87-80 or 27-48-18; fax
(37410) 52-48-46; email root@acnis.am or info@acnis.am; or visit

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress