"WE ARE INTERESTED IN HOLDING ELECTIONS, MEETING THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS", ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TOLD THE HEAD OF OSCE OBSERVATION MISSION

Mediamax
January 22, 2008

Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian President Robert Kocharian received in
Yerevan today the Head of the Mission of long-term observers of the
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of OSCE,
Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens.

As Mediamax was told in the press service of the President, Robert
Kocharian stated that he attaches great importance to the work of
the observation mission.

"We are interested in holding elections, meeting the international
standards, and we tried to do everything possible as concerning the
organization of elections", Armenian President stated.

Robert Kocharian stated that he "counts on serious cooperation with
the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission, the aim of which should be the
realization of good elections".

Armenian President expressed request that each alarming signal and
information become an object of thorough check before being registered.