RA President Attaches Importance To Work Of Odihr Observation Missio

RA PRESIDENT ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO WORK OF ODIHR OBSERVATION MISSION

Noyan Tapan
Jan 22, 2008

YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. "We are interested in holding
elections meeting the international standards and have tried to
do everything possible in the respect of their organization," RA
President Robert Kocharian stated on January 22, receiving Ambassador
Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, the head of the observation mission of the
OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

Saying that this period is very responsible for the country, the
RA President attached much importance to the observation mission’s
work. R. Kocharian expected serious cooperation from the observation
mission, the goal of which, in his words, should be the holding of
good elections. At the same time, he said that he would like each
call and information to be checked in detail until being registered.

According to the report provided to NT by the RA President’s Press
Office, Ambassador Ahrens also expressed readiness for cooperation. He
briefly presented the work to be done by the long-term and short-term
observation missions.