CHARGE D’AFFAIRES OF U.S. EMBASSY IN ARMENIA: THERE ARE NO PERFECT ELECTIONS IN THE WORLD

arminfo
2007-05-18 13:06:00

Charge d’Affaires of U.S. Embassy in Armenia: there are no perfect
elections in the world

"The statements of the Department of State and the USA Embassy in
Armenia expressed the U.S. position", Charge d’Affaires of the US
Embassy in RA Anthony Godfrey told journalists in response to the
question on preliminary results of May 12 parliamentary election
in Armenia.

"We welcome these election as improvement on the way of perfection
of the election process. We expect for the completion of the process
of calculation and detailed examination of violations during the
election, as well as of court examination, if necessary", A. Godfrey
said. According to him, there are no perfect elections in the
world. They are imperfect even in the USA.

However, the trust with respect to the election process is great in
US, therefore, the people are sure that investigation will be carried
out in case of falsifications and the guilty will be punished, the
Charge d’Affaires said.

"I welcome the statement of President Kocharyan saying active
investigation of all the sounded charges will be carried out by the
relevant authorities", A. Godfrey said.