PETER SEMNEBY: ARMENIA IS LOYAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

armradio.am
15.11.2007 10:47

EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby said
in an interview with Mediamax that "Armenia has not only assumed
political commitments, but has also taken serious steps for their
implementation."

"Certainly, there are issues that still need to be improved,
e.g. it’s necessary to establish a mechanism for better coordination
of accomplishment of the commitments. However, on the whole, Armenia
has demonstrated a serious approach to its commitments," Semneby said.

Commenting on the expectations from the forthcoming presidential
elections in Armenia, the EU Special Representative said: "We expect
that the presidential elections will correct the shortcomings of the
2007 parliamentary elections. In particular, problems were observed
in the activity of precinct electoral commissions and during ballot
counting.

"The fact that the national Assembly election in Armenia got a high
evaluation of the international observers was very important, since
this was the first poll in the region after the signing of the European
Neighborhood Policy Action Plan. These elections proved that Armenia
maintains its loyalty to the development of democratic institutions
and set the quality of our future cooperation," Peter Semeny said.