Armenia welcomes the formation of the Iraqi interim government, which will undertake its responsibilities on June 30, stated Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Mr. Hamlet Gasparian. "We are hopeful that the new government will succeed in establishing peace and stability in the country and prepare the groundwork necessary for democratic elections in 2005," he noted. "We appreciate the UN's role in Iraq, and in response to Secretary General Kofi Annan's appeal, Armenia restates its readiness to join the international community and actively participate in Iraq's reconstruction process, so that there can be peace for Iraq and the entire region," the Foreign Ministry representative said.