EXCHANE OF INFORMATION ABOUT PROCESS OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN ARMENIA TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN OBSERVATION MISSIONS OF CIS AND OSCE
Noyan Tapan
Jan 29, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. As of January 28, the CIS observation
mission of the presidential elections had accredited 32 representatives
of states - Commonwealth members, Interparliamentary Assembly of
states - CIS members, and Executive Committee of CIS. Noyan Tapan
was informed about it by the mission's headquarters.
During the monitoring of the election campaign, V. Garkun, the
First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive
Secretary, met with the leadership of the RA government and the
Foreign Ministry. The Armenian party informed him about the process
of the election campaign, the practical measures undertaken by the
power bodies in correspondence with the electoral legislation for
holding transparent and free elections.
In the period from January 22 to January 27 the mission's headquarters
held meetings with Artur Baghdasarian, a candidate for presidency,
heads and members of preelection headquarters of candidates for
presidency Artashes Geghamian, Vazgen Manukian, Vahan Hovhannisian,
Serge Sargsian, and Levon Ter-Petrosian, during which an exchange of
opinions about the course of the election campaign took place.
During the meeting with H. Ahrens, the head of the OSCE observation
mission, they reached an agreement to continue regular contacts and
to exchange information about the course of the election campaign
in Armenia.
The headquarters of the CIS observation mission, on January 23,
launched monitoring of coverage of candidates' agitation campaigns by
media, study of work of election commissions of all levels. Letters
with the request to inform the mission's headquarters about the
results of examination of the applications they receive were sent to
republican bodies, who are empowered to work with applications and
statements connected with violations of the electoral legislation.
During the election campaign the members of the mission were present
at meetings of A. Baghdasarian, V. Manukian, and L. Ter-Petrosian
with voters.
Noyan Tapan
Jan 29, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. As of January 28, the CIS observation
mission of the presidential elections had accredited 32 representatives
of states - Commonwealth members, Interparliamentary Assembly of
states - CIS members, and Executive Committee of CIS. Noyan Tapan
was informed about it by the mission's headquarters.
During the monitoring of the election campaign, V. Garkun, the
First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive
Secretary, met with the leadership of the RA government and the
Foreign Ministry. The Armenian party informed him about the process
of the election campaign, the practical measures undertaken by the
power bodies in correspondence with the electoral legislation for
holding transparent and free elections.
In the period from January 22 to January 27 the mission's headquarters
held meetings with Artur Baghdasarian, a candidate for presidency,
heads and members of preelection headquarters of candidates for
presidency Artashes Geghamian, Vazgen Manukian, Vahan Hovhannisian,
Serge Sargsian, and Levon Ter-Petrosian, during which an exchange of
opinions about the course of the election campaign took place.
During the meeting with H. Ahrens, the head of the OSCE observation
mission, they reached an agreement to continue regular contacts and
to exchange information about the course of the election campaign
in Armenia.
The headquarters of the CIS observation mission, on January 23,
launched monitoring of coverage of candidates' agitation campaigns by
media, study of work of election commissions of all levels. Letters
with the request to inform the mission's headquarters about the
results of examination of the applications they receive were sent to
republican bodies, who are empowered to work with applications and
statements connected with violations of the electoral legislation.
During the election campaign the members of the mission were present
at meetings of A. Baghdasarian, V. Manukian, and L. Ter-Petrosian
with voters.