PACE OBSERVER: ANKARA WANTS ARMENIA TENSIONS TO EASE

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.03.2008 13:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The election campaign revealed Serzh Sargsyan as
the most mature candidate. Observers met all presidential hopefuls
except for Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who refused to appear at the meeting.

Meanwhile, Serzh Sargsyan presented explanation on all accusations
brought against him," said Mesude Nursuna Memecan, a Turkish parliament
member and PACE observer.

"The observers’ reports record progress as compared to the previous
elections," she said, adding that Turkey stands for soonest resolution
of the political crisis in Armenia.

"Congratulating President-elect Serzh Sargsyan, Turkey’s President
Abdullah Gul called for normalization of relations. Turkey is ready
to lend a helping hand to Armenia, as normalization of relations is
important," she said, 1news.az reports.

AKP member Mesude Nursuna Memecan served on the 26-member PACE
observation mission.