OSCE long-term mission on observing the parliamentary elections in Armenia, which will be held May 12, will arrive half a month prior to voting. And earlier a delegation will arrive in Armenia to watch the process of preparing the elections, stated OSCE PA Chairman Goran Lennmarker. It’s truth that the authorities of Armenia have not sent official invitation yet, but in Lennmarker’s words, “there will be no problems in this question.” “Undoubtedly, the Armenian nation wants fair and transparent elections. I hope the authorities will provide all necessary conditions to hold such elections,” Lennmarker stressed.
The delegation at the head of OSCE PA Chairman departed for Tbilisi, and tomorrow will arrive in Azerbaijan, where a meeting with Azeri President Ilham Aliev will take place. As to the meeting with Armenian President Robert Kocharian, which was scheduled but did not take place, Goran Lennmarker explained it that the head of the state was not in Yerevan,” RFE/RL reports.
