RA FOREIGN MINISTER EDWARD NALBANDIAN RECEIVES OSCE/ODIHR DIRECTOR JANEZ LENARCIC

NOYAN TAPAN
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian, on November 19, met with OSCE/ODIHR Director Janez
Lenarcic who is in Yerevan on a working visit. Issues related to
Armenia-OSCE/ODIHR cooperation were discussed at the meeting.

Appreciating ODIHR’s role in the issue of pushing forward human rights
and democracy principles E. Nalbandian said that Yerevan attaches
importance to cooperation with the Office.

Janez Lenarcic, in his turn, expressed satisfaction with efficient
cooperation with the Armenian authorities.

According to the RA Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department,
the interlocutors attached importance to the assistance of the Office
in improvement of electoral processes, as well as in implementation of
an observation mission as the discussion and work at their results and
conclusions make a contribution to recording progress in this sphere.

E. Nalbandian and J. Lenarcic also discussed the process of democratic
reforms in Armenia and steps undertaken in that sphere.

The RA Foreign Minister drew ODIHR Director’s attention to Azerbaijan’s
propaganda sowing anti-Armenian and national hostility mentioning
that it is an obvious violation of OSCE criteria.