Results Of Armenian Parliamentary Elections Are Too Important For Mi

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RESULTS OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ARE TOO IMPORTANT FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION, JOHN DANILOVICH SAYS

Noyan Tapan
Jun 12 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 12, NOYAN TAPAN. At the June 12 meeting with the
delegation led by Ambassador John Danilovich, General Executive
Director of U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation, RA President
Robert Kocharian attached importance to cooperation between the
Corporation and RA government and assistance programs aimed at
deepening of reforms, solution of a number of most important issues
for Armenia. Considering liquidation of disproportion between Yerevan
and regions as one of the first and foremost tasks, RA President said
that in this respect expectations are much greater than the program.

J. Danilovich also expressed satisfaction with the level of bilateral
cooperation. He briefly presented the further plans of Millennium
Challenge Corporation and his discussions and expectations with
representatives of Democratic Party making majority in U.S. Congress
in the respect of continuing Corporation's programs.

According to the report provided to Noyan Tapan from RA President's
Press Office, touching upon the parliamentary elections, J. Danilovich
said that their results are too important for the Millennium Challenge
Corporation. R. Kocharian, in his turn, said that the shortcomings
and violations of elections were studied in detail and members of
some constituency electoral commissions were called to account.