PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN ARMENIA ARE IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR ARMENIA ITSELF BUT ALSO FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
arminfo
2008-02-06 13:18:00
ArmInfo. Presidential election in Armenia are important not only for
Armenia itself but also for the European Union since Armenia is an
important partner for the EU, special representative of the EU in
South Caucasus Peter Semneby told journalists.
He also added that elections are an important part of the democratic
processes development. ‘As democracy development is one of the
priorities of the EU, the results of the election may play a certain
part in the relations between Armenia and European Union. It is
very positive that many candidates take part in the election. This
causes interest to the political processes among the residents of the
republic. This is hopeful’, – Semneby said and added that it is still
early to assess the electoral processes. He also said that the press
and the fact that the candidates have an opportunity to come forward
in mass media, plays an important part in the electoral campaign;
as well as the voting process itself and votes accounting.