CIS OBSERVERS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH INTERNAL POLITICAL PROCESSES IN ARMENIA

ARKA News Agency
Jan 23 2008
Armenia

YEREVAN, January 23. /ARKA/. The observer mission of the Commonwealth
of Independent States (CIS) that will follow the course of the
Presidential elections in Armenia on February 19, is not going to
interfere with internal political processes in the country, the head
of the mission, the first vice-chairman of the CIS Executive Committee
Vladimir Garkun said at his meeting with Armenia’s prosecutor general
Aghvan Hovsepian.

The elections will be assessed on the basis of unbiased and impartial
monitoring by the observers, the press secretary of Armenia’s
prosecutor general Sona Truzian said referring to Garkun. Garkun
reported that about 150 observers take part in the mission and they
will be watching the voting in 70% of the polling stations on the
voting day.

In his turn, Hovsepian stressed the importance of prompt and adequate
legal response to violations of electoral rights. He reported that
a special working group has been formed in the prosecutor’s office
to increase efficiency of prosecutor control over consideration of
complaints on the course of the voting.

The chief of Special Investigative Service and the head of Central
Investigative Department of the police were recommended to set up
special investigation groups.

Hovsepian said reports on violations in the voting will be considered
publicly and expressed readiness to provide any information in this
respect.