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OSCE READY TO HELP ARMENIA IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - MORATINOS
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
June 5, 2007
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
is ready to do its best to assist Armenia to hold the next year's
presidential elections at the top level in compliance with the European
standards, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel
Angel Moratinos said on Tuesday at his meeting with Armenian Prime
Minister Serzh Sarkisyan.
The OSCE high-skilled observers highly appreciated results of the
recent parliamentary elections in Armenia, which laid a good basis for
the next year's presidential elections and steps to improve electoral
procedures, Moratinos said, completing his official visit to Yerevan.
Armenian elections should be improved in order to meet the
international standards, Sarkisyan said, in turn.
He voiced the hope that the upcoming work of all political forces
in 2008 will help to hold more successful elections than those held
this year.
Armenia is going to settle the Karabakh conflict on the basis of
compromise and solely with peaceful efforts, the prime minister said,
adding, "Statements of the Azerbaijani president do not inspire
optimism."
However, he is hopeful that the forthcoming meeting between the
Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in St. Petersburg will be fruitful.
Moratinos is also optimistic pertaining to that meeting, and expects
that the two presidents will lay down a good political basis for
further talks.
Sarkisyan, in turn, confirmed Armenia's readiness to continue
cooperation with the OSCE mission in Yerevan. Several joint programs
have been implemented and there is more to do in the future.
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
June 5, 2007
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
is ready to do its best to assist Armenia to hold the next year's
presidential elections at the top level in compliance with the European
standards, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel
Angel Moratinos said on Tuesday at his meeting with Armenian Prime
Minister Serzh Sarkisyan.
The OSCE high-skilled observers highly appreciated results of the
recent parliamentary elections in Armenia, which laid a good basis for
the next year's presidential elections and steps to improve electoral
procedures, Moratinos said, completing his official visit to Yerevan.
Armenian elections should be improved in order to meet the
international standards, Sarkisyan said, in turn.
He voiced the hope that the upcoming work of all political forces
in 2008 will help to hold more successful elections than those held
this year.
Armenia is going to settle the Karabakh conflict on the basis of
compromise and solely with peaceful efforts, the prime minister said,
adding, "Statements of the Azerbaijani president do not inspire
optimism."
However, he is hopeful that the forthcoming meeting between the
Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in St. Petersburg will be fruitful.
Moratinos is also optimistic pertaining to that meeting, and expects
that the two presidents will lay down a good political basis for
further talks.
Sarkisyan, in turn, confirmed Armenia's readiness to continue
cooperation with the OSCE mission in Yerevan. Several joint programs
have been implemented and there is more to do in the future.