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  • PACE Mission Agrees With Interim Report Published By OSCE/ODIHR

    PACE OBSERVER MISSION IN GENERAL AGREES WITH INTERIM REPORT PUBLISHED
    BY OSCE/ODIHR

    YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The 30 members of the PACE interim
    commission on observation of the presidential elections will arrive in
    Armenia on February 17. The observer mission's preliminary report on
    elections will be published in Yerevan on February 20, while the final
    report will be presented to the PACE for discussion two months after
    the vote. The head of the interim observer commission, PACE deputy John
    Prescott (UK) announced this at the January 31 press conference at the
    RA National Assembly. He added that if the preliminary conclusion to be
    published in Yerevan is the same as those of the other observer
    missions, including of the OSCE/ODIHR, in this case it would be
    expedient not to repeat the same and present a conclusion only once -
    at a joint press conference.

    The 3-member delegation headed by John Prescott conducted preliminary
    observation in Yerevan on January 29-31 with the aim of evaluating the
    current political atmosphere in the country and the preparation for the
    elections. The delegation had numerous meetings, including meetings
    with the Armenian leadership, the chhairman of the RA Central Electoral
    Commission, candidates for the RA presidency, NGOs and journalistic
    organizations.

    J. Prescott stated that they in general agree with the first interim
    report on the upcoming presidential elections in the RA published by
    OSCE/ODIHR the day before. He said that they take the view that the
    holding of truly democratic elections and the legitimacy of their
    results depend on the high level of public confidence in the electoral
    process. So the delegation recommends that the Armenian authorities
    should take all necessary messures to ensure public confidence in
    electoral process.

    By the way, among the delegation members was Lord Russel Johnston, the
    head of the PACE interim commission on Nagorno Karabakh problem. In
    response to reporters' question, he said that he is in Armenia as
    observer, while after the presidential elections he will arrive as the
    commission chairman in order to meet with the new Armenian president.
    Prior to arriving in Armenia, he visited Azerbaijan and met with the
    country's president.
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