Besides the CEC, the President, government and parliament are entitled to invite international observers, Garegin Azaryan said.

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan met with NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer.

Edward Nalbandian: this monument commemorates victims of all genocides and soldiers who died in the name of France.

"The murder of Hrant Dink deprived Turkey of one of its most courageous and independent voices and it was a terrible event for Turkish press freedom in general," Johann Fritz said.

Elmar Mammadyarov said he stands against military resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

"The state should urgently demand that the Security Council start proceedings at the International Court of Justice asking whether the independence of Kosovo would be legal," Tadic said.

The First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia requested the incumbent President to assume premiership if he wins the presidential race in March 2008.

Serzh Sargsyan: the RA government has established and partly financed a special fund to close the NPP. However the process demands huge expenses.

The people of Kosovo and the region urgently need clarity about their future, the U.S. Department of State said.

Serzh Sagsyan: Armenia is experiencing a number of serious problems that can be resolved only by a candidate elected through internationally recognized elections.