U.S. CONCERNED OVER PROBLEMS IN VOTE COUNT IN ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
21.02.2008 17:06 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The United States expressed concern over the report
of problems in the vote count in Armenia’s presidential election
although report by election observers led by the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) called the election "mostly
in line with international standards," according to State Department
official Edgar Vazquez.
"We are concerned by some elements of the report, including a
description of the vote-count as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ in 15 percent of
the polling stations," Vazquez said. He also called on all parties
in the country to remain peaceful and refrain from violence, Xinhua
reports.