ALL DISPUTES MUST BE SOLVED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF RA CONSTITUTION AND THE POLITICAL SYSTEM

armradio.am
26.02.2008 12:20

The US considers that "all the disputes connected with elections
must be solved in the framework of the Constitution and the political
system of Armenia," Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman of the US Department of
State, declared, commenting on the post-election situation in Armenia,
Mediamax reports.

"You have seen our statement on the elections in Armenia, and I have
nothing to add at this point. Sure, you have heard about some concerns
of the international observers, but we think that all the disputes
connected with the elections must be solved in the framework of the
Constitution and the political system of Armenia," Tom Casey said.

Let us remind that on February 22nd, the US Department of State
representative presented the following statements:

"I congratulate the Armenian people on the occasion of the active
and competitive elections on February 19 and note the preliminary
assessment of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, according to which the
elections were held mostly in line with the principles of democratic
elections adopted by the OSCE and the Council of Europe.

At the same time we should note that the international observers
registered considerable problems connected with the electoral
process. Nevertheless, the electoral authorities positively reacted
to the demand to carry out recount of votes. We call on the Armenian
Government to ensure the transparency of this recount, investigate
all the suggested inaccuracies and take steps to improve the future
elections. We also urge the political forces to continue ensuring
the rule of law and act peacefully and with responsibility for the
sake of democratic Armenia."