NATO HOPES FOR FAIR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN ARMENIA

ArmInfo
2007-09-10 12:49:00

The NATO hopes for conduct of fair presidential election in Armenia,
Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said at the meeting
with RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan.

As the NATO’s Headquarters told ArmInfo, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
personally congratulated Armenia’s FM with conduct of transparent
parliamentary election in the republic and said that the "election
have become a step in the right direction". Moreover, the Secretary
General of NATO said that the first year of implementation of Armenia’s
Individual Partnership Action Plan with NATO and he encouraged further
effort in defence and security-sector reform.

To recall, Foreign Minister of Armenia Vardan Oskanyan met the
Secretary General during his visit to Brussels on 4 September.