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    Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE)

    http://www.osce.org/
    Oct 20 2006

    OSCE Office Head meets Armenian Parliament Speaker, discusses electoral
    reform and media legislation

    YEREVAN, 19 October 2006 - The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan,
    Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, discussed today with Tigran Torosyan,
    the Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly, the electoral reform
    and amendments to the law on TV and Radio.

    Mr. Torosyan informed Ambassador Pryakhin that the amendments to the
    Electoral Code are expected to be adopted early December. Welcoming the
    readiness by the Armenian authorities to improve election legislation,
    Ambassador Pryakhin reiterated the concern expressed by experts
    of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
    (ODIHR) and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe that a
    late adoption of amendments might jeopardize the preparations for
    the May 2007 parliamentary elections.

    Ambassador Pryakhin said the OSCE was ready to assist Armenia in
    conducting elections according to international standards, and that
    the OSCE/ODIHR was ready to send an observation mission provided an
    invitation was issued by the Armenian authorities in a timely manner.

    The Chairman of the National Assembly agreed that the invitation
    should be issued as soon as possible.

    Speaking about the law on TV and Radio, Ambassador Pryakhin expressed
    hope that public hearings on the draft amendments would be held
    before the new draft was submitted to Parliament. The previous draft
    was rejected in a first reading on 3 October. He also suggested an
    expert review of the amendments could be carried out with the help
    of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.

    The Head of the OSCE Office also informed Mr. Torosyan about the
    assistance projects that have been implemented by the Office in order
    to support the Armenian authorities in preparations for the elections
    and in the area of capacity-building of the legislature.
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