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    States News Service
    May 4, 2012 Friday


    INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS IN ARMENIA TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY

    YEREVAN

    The following information was released by the Organization for
    Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE):

    The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in
    Armenia will present their preliminary post-election statement at a
    news conference on Monday, 7 May, in Yerevan.

    The international observation is a common endeavour involving the OSCE
    Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), the
    OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), the Parliamentary Assembly of
    the Council of Europe (PACE) and the European Parliament (EP).

    The statement will be delivered by Francois-Xavier de Donnea, the
    Special Co-ordinator to lead the short-term OSCE observer mission and
    Head of the OSCE PA delegation, followed by Baroness Nicholson of
    Winterbourne, the Head of the PACE delegation, followed by Krzysztof
    Lisek, Head of the EP delegation, and by Radmila ekerinska, the Head
    of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission.

    This common endeavour comprises some 350 observers from 42 countries,
    including 41 long-term observers and experts from the OSCE/ODIHR, some
    200 short-term observers seconded by participating States upon request
    by the OSCE/ODIHR, as well as 60 parliamentarians and staff from the
    OSCE PA, 25 from PACE, and ten from the EP.

    Journalists are invited to attend the news conference on Monday, 7
    May, at 14:00 in the SIS Hall of the Marriott Hotel, 1 Amyrian St.,
    Yerevan.

    Live stream of the press conference will be available at
    www.ustream.tv/channel/armeniaeom
    For further information contact:

    Thomas Rymer, OSCE/ODIHR, +374 96 698024 or +48 609522266, [email protected]
    Neil Simon, OSCE PA, +374 96 245 623 or +45 60108330, [email protected]
    Bogdan Torcatoriu, PACE, +374 98 355287 or +33 388 41 32 82,
    [email protected]
    Emilia Gallego Perona, EP, +374 96 697903 or +32 4989 81364,
    [email protected]




    From: A. Papazian
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