December 14, 2006 - 18:17 AMT
PACE: Upcoming Elections in Armenia Must Meet to European Standards
The PACE Monitoring Commission warned Armenia, that the upcoming elections must meet the European standards. "Armenia must perform progress, fixed in the way to democracy and European integration. The upcoming elections must meet the European standards as free and fair. The coverage of election campaign in Media must be objective and express different points of view,' says the draft report of the commission, published in Paris yesterday. The Monitoring commission welcomes the constitutional reforms in Armenia, underlining that "Only the adopted laws are not enough to fulfill democratic reforms in the country: the laws must be implemented." The commission warned that in order to fulfill the Constitution it is necessary to improve the politic atmosphere and dialog between the ruling coalition and the opposition." The report will be discussed during the January session of PACE, RFL Radio Liberty reports.