Parliamentary elections have exclusive meaning for Armenia's future

PanARMENIAN.Net - Earlier NA Speaker Tigran Torosyan accepted the delegation at the head of John Huko, the Vice-President on operational issues of the "Millenium Challenges" Corporation, the RA NA Press Office reports. John Huko is in Armenia for the first time. The goal of his visit is first of all, to acquaint with the realization process of "Millenium Challenges" Corporation programs and those responsible for it, and then - to hold direct and open conversation with Armenian friends around the upcoming parliamentary elections. The Vice-President of the American Corporation highly appreciated the realized works, underlining that Armenia can be proud of program in action and officials responsible for it. "Millenium Challenges" program is not only a way to strengthen Armenian-American relations, but also it is a chance to cut poverty and increase income in Armenia. John Huko noted that "Millenium Challenges" Corporation works only with democratic countries; it uses 11 indexes for the level of democracy, which are single for all 25 states included in the framework of "Millenium Challenges". The sides stressed the importance of conducting the upcoming parliamentary elections in accordance with democratic standards. Otherwise of "Millenium Challenges" programs will be put under question in Armenia. He expressed hope that parliamentary election in May will fix positive steps considered with elections in the past, providing succession of the program.



Tigran Torosyan stressed the importance to realize programs of "Millenium Challenges". He also thanked for its creation and first steps in realization process. Torosyan underlined the importance to hold parliamentary elections properly, first of all for the sake of Armenia's future and development of reforms. The RA NA Speaker also noted that conducting elections in accordance with democratic norms is so important, that the continuation of "Millenium Challenges" program is incomparable near it and cannot be viewed as a stimulus for Armenia. Of course, he said, democracy in Armenia has not reached its perfection, but tendentious estimations, which turn everything upside down, are not acceptable.



Touching upon the parliamentary elections, T. Torosyan stressed that they really have exclusive importance for Armenia's future and continuation of reforms: also after elections provisions concerning political system in the result of constitutional reforms will be put in force.