PACE mission to arrive in Armenia on Jan 28

YEREVAN, January 23. /ARKA/. The PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) Mission headed by John Prescott arrives in Armenia on January 28 on the occasion of the forthcoming presidential election. On January 29, the delegation will meet with Boyana Urumova, special representative of OSCE/ODIHR Secretary General.

The OSCE observers plan to meet with RA NA (National Assembly) Speaker Tigran Torosian and members of the Armenian delegation in PACE. President of the RA Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan and Chairman of the RA Central Electoral Commission Garegin Azarian will meet with OSCE representatives on January 29.

The OSCE Observers plan to meet with presidential candidates on January 30.

Round table discussions with mass media representatives are scheduled as well.

The mission’s meeting with RA President Robert Kocharian is scheduled for January 30.

Next day, the observers will meet with members of the National Television and Radio Committee and the Council of the Public Television and Radio. RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and Head of the RA Police Haik Harutyunyan will also meet with the guests. After this, the OSCE observers will meet once again with Garegin Azarian.

The results of the meetings will be made public on February 1, after the delegation departs from Yerevan.

Presidential election in Armenia is scheduled for February 19, 2008. Nine candidates have been nominated by the RA Central Electoral Commission. Z. Sh. –0--