REFORMS IN ARMENIA TO BE CONTINUED – PRESIDENT

ITAR-TASS
Jan 30 2008
Russia

YEREVAN, January 30 (Itar-Tass) – Reforms in Armenia "continue and
will be continued," Armenian President Robert Kocharyan pledged at
a meeting with ambassadors from some EU states on Wednesday.

The president said the government will try to do everything so
that election processes don’t affect practical work. Focusing on
the presidential election in Armenia, due on February 19, Kocharyan
confirmed a political will of the country authorities to hold it in
line with international standards.

President Kocharyan hailed Armenia’s cooperation with the European
Union. He believes these relations and contacts have become more
coordinated. He qualified as "extremely efficient" his recent visit
to Brussels, during which concrete cooperation programs were discussed.

"We seek to hold a really fair election, and believe the presence
of international observer missions will contribute to that," the
president said when meeting with members of the PACE commission for
the election in Armenia.