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Round table around coming election in Armenia organized in Moscow
24.03.2007 14:12 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On the initiative of `Unity for the Sake of Peace’
Fund and `Russia’s Strategy’ magazine a round table was organized in
Moscow titled `Parliamentarian and Presidential Elections in Armenia
and Russia’s Interests’. The press office of `Russia-Armenia’
International Press Club informed the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist that
outstanding Russian social and political figures, leading political
scientists, scholars, experts on foreign policy and journalists
participated in the works of the round table. At the meeting
participants discussed, as some experts think, one of the most
decisive stages of political development in Armenia, Russia’s
strategic partner-the May 12 parliamentarian elections and March 2008
presidential election.

Some critical opinions were expressed concerning certain shortcomings
in intergovernmental relations with sister nation Armenia, which also
appeared in the rise of gas prices for the sake of representatives of
monopoly business. Others expressed their worries concerning
unjustified downtime in Armenian factories, which were given to the
Russian side in return for Armenian debt. Some concrete offers were
made in order to increase efficiency of Russian foreign policy in
South Caucasus.

Participants of the round table underlined that Armenia is one of
Russia’s frank and the most reliable allies, where anti-Russian moods
have never found serious reaction and Armenia herself is capable of
ensuring lawfulness and transparency in organizing elections.