Members Of CIS IPA Commission For Monitoring Of Parliamentary Electi

MEMBERS OF CIS IPA COMMISSION FOR MONITORING OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION IN ARMENIA TO ARRIVE IN YEREVAN ON APRIL 19

Arka News Agency, Armenia
April 18 2007

YEREVAN, April 17. /ARKA/. Members of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary
Assembly (IPA) Commission for monitoring of the parliamentary election
in Armenia are to arrive in Yerevan on April 19.

The press service of Armenia’s Parliament reported that the delegation
will be headed by Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council of the
Russian Parliament Anatoly Torshin and the Secretary General of CIS
IPA Michael Krotov.

On April 19, the Commission members will meet with the Chairman of
the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia Garegin Azarian and
representatives of the parliamentary groups of the Republican Party
of Armenia (RPA), Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsiutiun
Party, United Labour Party, National Unity Party, Orinats Erkir Party,
"Justice" alliance and the "Prospering Armenia" party.

The meetings with the Armenian President Robert Kocharian, Prosecutor
general Aghvan Hovsepian and Armenian Parliament Speaker Tigran
Torosian are scheduled for April 20.

The Monitoring Commission members are also to participate in the
meeting in Yerevan office of CIS International Institute for democracy,
development of parliamentarism and monitoring of human rights.

The Monitoring Commission members will give a press conference in the
Armenian parliament to sum up the outcome of the meetings.