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    US representative to OSCE concerned about the post-election arrests of
    opposition politicians

    2008-03-01 10:57:00

    ArmInfo. 'We are very concerned about the post-election arrests of
    opposition politicians, as well as reports that authorities have
    forcibly closed opposition offices. These kinds of actions are not
    consistent with democraticprinciples, and we urge the Government
    of Armenia to uphold the rule of law and international democratic
    standards in proceeding on these cases', says United States Mission to
    the OSCE Statement on the Elections in Armenia delivered by Political
    Counselor Sam Laeuchli to the Permanent Council, Vienna.

    'Because of such real and perceived irregularities, we remain
    concerned that the level of trust among the Armenian electorate in
    their election process remains dangerously low. We encourage the
    authorities in Armenia to conduct transparent, rapid investigations
    of all complaints as part of the process of ongoing election reform
    and to rebuild public trust.

    We support the ongoing effort of ODIHR to catalogue the complaints it
    has received, and we look forward both to their next interim report
    on the elections and to the final report and recommendations. The
    United States remains ready here and in Yerevan to work with all the
    parties in Armenia to address these problems,' the statement says.
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