EUROPEAN UNION IS HOPEFUL

Lragir, Armenia
Feb 6 2008

The EU is hopeful that Armenia will hold a competitive and free
presidential election, stated the EU commissioner of foreign relations
Benita Ferrero Valdner, News Armenia reports.

She said the EU is hopeful that the presidential election will be
better than the parliamentary election, although the parliamentary
election also complied with the democratic benchmarks and was evaluated
positively by the international observers.

Benita Ferrero Valdner is also hopeful that the public administration
bodies that will be shaped after the presidential elections will be
based on the principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights.