PACE to observe presidential election in Armenia
Strasbourg, 14.02.2008 – A 27-member delegation of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by John Prescott
(United Kingdom, SOC), will visit Armenia from 18 to 20 February 2008 to
observe the presidential election together with observers from the OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) and the European Parliament.
The delegation members will meet the candidates in the election, the
Chairman of the Central Election Commission and representatives of NGOs
and the media; they will then travel to various parts of the country to
observe the conduct of the poll on 19 February.
A PACE pre-election delegation which visited Yerevan from 29 to 31
January 2008 said that it was "heartened by the clearly expressed will
of the authorities to hold fully democratic elections in line with
Armenia’s commitments to the Council of Europe". But it felt that
continued efforts were needed in organising the elections so as to
ensure public confidence in the electoral process.
The observers will present their conclusions at a joint press conference
at 3pm on Wednesday 20 February (to be confirmed) at the Armenia
Marriott Hotel (1 Amiryan Street, Yerevan).
Link to full text of pre-election statement (31 January 2008)
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Link to provisional list of delegation members
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Conta ct:
PACE Communication Unit: Nathalie Bargellini, tel. +33 (0)6 65 40 32 82
Press Release
Parliamentary Assembly Communication Unit
Ref: 113a08
Tel: +33 3 88 41 31 93
Fax :+33 3 90 21 41 34
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The Parliamentary Assembly brings together 318 members from the national
parliaments of the 47 member states.
President: Lluís Maria de Puig (Spain, SOC) ; Secretary General of the
Assembly: Mateo Sorinas.
Political Groups: EPP/CD (Group of the European People’s Party); SOC
(Socialist Group); EDG (European Democratic Group);
ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe); UEL (Group of the
Unified European Left).