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    PanARMENIAN.Net

    Armenia: CIS observers offer colleagues to join their statement
    13.05.2007 13:02 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 239 people are accredited in the CIS Observation
    Mission. They represent legislative, executive, electoral bodies of
    Armenia, Byelorussia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Moldova, Russian
    Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The CIS Mission also includes
    representatives of Byelorussia-Russia Parliamentary Union and bodies
    of the Commonwealth - Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of CIS
    member-states, the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of
    Independent States. Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth, head of
    CIS Mission Vladimir Rushaylo made this statement to a press
    conference in Yerevan.

    He underlined CIS international observers fulfilled their duties in
    accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Armenia, they did
    not interfere in the election process and were guided by the principle
    of political neutrality towards participants of the electoral process.

    `Observers were provided the right to talk with participants of
    electoral process, representatives of executive bodies. The
    Headquarters of the CIS Mission held meetings with the Central
    Electoral Commission, Office of General Prosecutor, Police and the
    Armenian National Commission on Television and Radio.

    Members of the Headquarters exchanged information with the
    representatives of political parties and their campaign public
    headquarters, state bodies, which are responsible for preparation and
    conduction of elections, candidates to the Armenian National Assembly,
    their proxies,' Rushaylo said.

    He added the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of CIS member-states
    established an informational-consultative center, which allowed
    observers of the Commonwealth Mission to evaluate the process of
    campaign fully. During their activity the CIS long-term observers
    visited all constituencies.

    `The CIS Mission worked in an open and public way. It released three
    informational messages, a press release and an interim report. During
    the long-term observation the Mission singled out separate
    shortcomings in organizing campaign and work of commissions. For
    example, they concerned the state of voters' list, absence of
    signboards with the number of polling stations and information about
    the borders of polling stations, about the composition of Precinct
    Electoral Commissions. Such shortcomings were registered in 9, 10, 16,
    25 constituencies, however they were of technical character, they were
    not large scale and the commissions immediately eliminated them by the
    offers of observers. During the monitoring the Mission continued the
    practice of exchanging views on holding the campaign with OSCE
    long-term observers,' the head of CIS Observation Mission underscored.
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