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    OSCE/ODIHR OBSERVER MISSION WILL TRY TO ENSURE MAXIMAL TRANSPARENCY

    Noyan Tapan
    Jan 9, 2008

    YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian foreign minister Vartan
    Oskanian on January 9 received the delegation headed by Ambassador Dr.

    Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, head of the OSCE/ODIHR (Office for Democratic
    Institutions and Human Rights) observer mission which opened in
    connection with the presidential elections to be held in Armenia on
    February 19, 2008.

    During the meeting V. Oskanian welcomed the ambassador, attaching
    special importance to the implementation of their mission at the
    elections of great importance to Armenia. He stated that it will
    become a real assertion of the establishment of democracy in Armenia.

    Ambassador Ahrens in his turn exprssed gratitude for the invitation
    sent to the OSCE/ODIHR with the request to implement observer mission
    and said that they will try to ensure maximal transparency, which
    will give additional reliability and ojectivity to their activities
    and opinions. According to him, the interest in Armenia is great:
    28 long-term observers will come to Armenia, and 250 short-term
    observers are expected to arrive from OSCE member states.

    Vartan Oskanian wished the OSCE/ODIHR observer mission success and
    restated the foreign ministry's willingness to assist, within its
    jurisdiction, the mission with its work.

    According to a press release submitted to NT by the RA MFA Press and
    Information Department, Ambassador Ahrens has considerable experience
    of implementing OSCE/ODIHR observer missions: he headed such missions
    during elections of various levels in Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
    Georgia and Serbia.
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