President Sargsyan receives head of OSCE/ODIHR mission Jan Petersen

YEREVAN, MARCH 4, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received on March 4 JanPetersen, head of OSCE/ODIHR mission that will conduct observation during Armenia’s parliamentary elections on April 2.

As “Armenpress” was informed from the press service of the Armenian President’s Office, the President of the Republic underlined that Armenia attaches great importance to the activities of observer missions, while the institutions they represent are viewed in Armenia as long-term partners in fostering democracy and particularly in improving the electoral system and election processes. “This is the reason why we consistently and in detail examine the recommendations and conclusions of the observer missions and regularly cooperating with respective institutions try to bring into reality the recommendations presented by the observer missions during post-election processes”, President Sargsyan said, pointing out the adoption of the Electoral Code of Armenia based on broad public debates, political consensus and the direct assistance of the Venice Commission.

President Serzh Sargsyan assured the Head of the observer mission that for holding elections that will meet all the internationals standards the authorities of Armenia are ready to cooperate with all the observer missions, including the OSCE/ODIHR, and expect them to give impartial and precise assessment over the electoral processes in Armenia.

JanPetersen thanked for the invitation to the OSCE/ODIHR to observe the elections, noting that it will be the 11th times the mission conducts observation in Armenia. The Head of the observer mission spoke with satisfaction about OSCE/ODIHR’s cooperation with the authorities, political parties and all other partners since their visit to Armenia two weeks ago, and informed that the observers of the mission have already been stationed throughout the entire territory of the republic and are ready to fulfill their mission.