PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAN BRING ARMENIA CLOSER TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS
PanARMENIAN.Net
06.02.2008 15:09 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The EU is assured that the presidential election
in Armenia will be fair and will be an advance on the parliamentary
elections, European Commissioner for External Relations and European
Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner told a news conference
in Yerevan.
The forthcoming election can bring Armenia closer to European democracy
standards. I call on Armenia for joint work with the EU. As to the
statement I made in Baku, it was misunderstanding that occurred. I
did not say that Azerbaijan is the example of democracy but said I
wished Azerbaijan could be such. This refers to Armenia and Georgia
as well," she said.
She noted that Azerbaijan is an important gas supplier to Europe,
which experiences shortage of Russian gas.
"We intend to diversify energy carriers so as not to depend on Russia,"
Ms. Ferrero-Waldner said.