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THE ARMENIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RECEIVED THE HEAD OF THE OSCE /ODIHR MONITORING MISSION
http://www.mfa.am/en/press-releases/item/2012/03/22/osce_odihr/
22.03.2012
On March 22 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Radmila
Shekerinska, the Head of the OSCE /ODIHR monitoring mission.
Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian mentioned that Armenia
actively is engaged in the cooperation held in the frames of the OSCE
/ODIHR and the activities of the Organization. The poof of it is the
fact that Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs is the first foreign
minister to visit the Organization's headquarter in Warszawa in 2009.
Minister Nalbandian reaffirmed the Armenian authorities' commitment
to hold the upcoming parliamentary elections in accordance with
international standards underlining that for achieving it, in
cooperation with the international organizations Armenia hasimplemented
comprehensive reforms. Particularly the electoral code was amended
which was approved by the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
and OSCE /ODIHR, as well as a number of undertaken important steps
were positively assessed by the international community.
Radmila Shekerinska expressed gratitude for the invitation sent to the
OSCE /ODIHR to participate in the monitoring mission and mentioned
that their main propose is to support the improvement of electoral
processes, and the observers would be unbiased in it.
The Head of the OSCE /ODIHR monitoring mission informed that the
OSCE /ODIHR monitoring mission's long-term observers would arrive
in Armenia next week and the monitoring mission would start to work
fully. It's expected to have 24 long-term and 250 short-term observers
during the upcoming elections.
Minister Nalbandian reaffirmed the readiness of the Armenian MFA to
provide support to the activities of the mission within its mandate.
http://www.mfa.am/en/press-releases/item/2012/03/22/osce_odihr/
22.03.2012
On March 22 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Radmila
Shekerinska, the Head of the OSCE /ODIHR monitoring mission.
Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian mentioned that Armenia
actively is engaged in the cooperation held in the frames of the OSCE
/ODIHR and the activities of the Organization. The poof of it is the
fact that Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs is the first foreign
minister to visit the Organization's headquarter in Warszawa in 2009.
Minister Nalbandian reaffirmed the Armenian authorities' commitment
to hold the upcoming parliamentary elections in accordance with
international standards underlining that for achieving it, in
cooperation with the international organizations Armenia hasimplemented
comprehensive reforms. Particularly the electoral code was amended
which was approved by the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
and OSCE /ODIHR, as well as a number of undertaken important steps
were positively assessed by the international community.
Radmila Shekerinska expressed gratitude for the invitation sent to the
OSCE /ODIHR to participate in the monitoring mission and mentioned
that their main propose is to support the improvement of electoral
processes, and the observers would be unbiased in it.
The Head of the OSCE /ODIHR monitoring mission informed that the
OSCE /ODIHR monitoring mission's long-term observers would arrive
in Armenia next week and the monitoring mission would start to work
fully. It's expected to have 24 long-term and 250 short-term observers
during the upcoming elections.
Minister Nalbandian reaffirmed the readiness of the Armenian MFA to
provide support to the activities of the mission within its mandate.