Peter Semneby: Week opposition is a problem for Armenia

AramRadio.am
16.04.2007 16:45

`Too weak and divided opposition is a problem for Armenia preceding
the parliamentary elections,’ EU Special Representative for the South
Caucasus Peter Semneby said in an interview with the Inside Europe
organization, which will be published in `Orer’ and `Nouvelles
d’Armenie’ Armenian magazines.

`It’s surprising to see how divided the Armenian opposition is. This
is a problem, since it can not have enough weight for its positions
and interests to be taken into consideration,’ said the EU Special
Representative for the South Caucasus.

Peter Semneby said `the elections will foster our relations with
Armenia; if these are successful, free and fair, it will become a good
basis for reaching progress in all directions.’

The EU Special Representative emphasized the importance of the
opposition candidates’ having the opportunity to use air time. Peter
Semneby mentioned that the important thing is not only the provision
of air time top the candidates, but also how they are presented in the
editorial policy.’