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    HEAD OF VENICE COMMISSION: CE PLANS TO APPROVE ACTION PLAN ON ELECTION IN ARMENIA

    ARMINFO News Agency
    October 6, 2006 Friday

    The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers is to approve an
    Action Plan on election in Armenia next week. Secretary of CE Venice
    Commission Gianni Buquiccio said in an interview with ArmInfo.

    He said under the Action Plan, the CE plans a number of measures
    to help Armenian citizens conduct fair elections in 2007-2008. In
    particular, a great attention will be paid to the role of Mass Media
    in the course of pre-election campaign and elections. In addition,
    a great role is assigned to judges in the process of consideration
    of complaints against election rigging. The Council of Europe
    plans also training for officials of election commissions. Thus,
    we exert much efforts to help Armenia conduct democratic elections,
    the expert said. The official implementation of the Action Plan will
    start at the end of the current year and will continue throughout the
    year 2007. Besides, the Venice Commission expert said the political
    will of Armenia's authorities is a basic principles for free and
    fair elections.
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