ACCORDING TO AMBASSADOR OF POLAND, IF SOCIETY REALLY WISHES CHANGES, THERE IS ALWAYS POSSIBILITY OF MAKING THEM
Noyan Tapan
Jan 31, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Union member-countries
are interested in presidential elections in Armenia being democratic
and free.
Tomasz Knothe, the Ambassador of Poland to Armenia, stated at the
January 31 press conference. "For me, it is not important which
candidate will win, it is more important how the elections will be
held," he said.
The Ambassador said that the Ambassadors of the European Union
member-countries accredited in Armenia discussed issues concerning
Armenia’s relations with EU, as well as presidential elections at
the meeting with the President the day before. The Ambassadors, in
particular, were interested in issues regarding missions’ participation
in organization of elections.
According to T. Knothe, the Ambassadors are also observers, but
permanent and not temporary. In his words, there is a sufficient
legislative basis in Armenia for holding free and fair elections.
Answering journalists’ question of is there a real opposition in
Armenia, the Ambassador said that in any country opposition’s activity
and extent of its influence is determined through elections. He
reminded the journalists that in 1989 when there was no democratic
system in Poland yet and the communists were in power, the latters
used all reserves, but the opposition won.
In T. Knothe’s words, if society really wishes changes, there is
always a possibility of making them. The Ambassador gave assurance
that the most important is society’s willingness and the foreign
factors cannot have a great influence on country’s domestic life.