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Round table in Armenia ends with proposals for election law reform
YEREVAN 27 May 2002
YEREVAN, 27 May 2002 - A two-day roundtable on electoral legislation reform in Armenia stressed the importance of implementation and enforcement of electoral laws for the conduct of democratic elections in the country.
Discussions between representatives from the Government, Parliament, political parties, election commissions, courts, civil society, and the international community focused on electoral commissions, complaints, appeals and violations, voter lists, voting arrangements and transparency safeguards.
Welcoming the participants of the roundtable, held in Yerevan on 16-17 May, the Chairman of the National Assembly, Armen Khachatryan, stressed the importance of the event in light of the parliamentary and presidential elections to be held in 2003.
The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Roy Reeve, called the roundtable "a timely event as it was held between the first and second readings in the National Assembly of draft amendments to the Electoral Code." He also expressed hope that the outcome would contribute to legislative reform.
The event was organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the Council of Europe Yerevan representation and the National Democratic Institute, in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe Venice Commission.
Conclusions were set out in a final document, which will be presented to the National Assembly in preparation for the second reading of the law.
The OSCE Office in Yerevan was established in February 2000 to promote the implementation of OSCE principles and commitments as well as the co-operation of the Republic of Armenia within the OSCE framework, in all OSCE dimensions, including the human, political, economic and environmental aspects of security and stability.
Discussions between representatives from the Government, Parliament, political parties, election commissions, courts, civil society, and the international community focused on electoral commissions, complaints, appeals and violations, voter lists, voting arrangements and transparency safeguards.
Welcoming the participants of the roundtable, held in Yerevan on 16-17 May, the Chairman of the National Assembly, Armen Khachatryan, stressed the importance of the event in light of the parliamentary and presidential elections to be held in 2003.
The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Roy Reeve, called the roundtable "a timely event as it was held between the first and second readings in the National Assembly of draft amendments to the Electoral Code." He also expressed hope that the outcome would contribute to legislative reform.
The event was organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the Council of Europe Yerevan representation and the National Democratic Institute, in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe Venice Commission.
Conclusions were set out in a final document, which will be presented to the National Assembly in preparation for the second reading of the law.
The OSCE Office in Yerevan was established in February 2000 to promote the implementation of OSCE principles and commitments as well as the co-operation of the Republic of Armenia within the OSCE framework, in all OSCE dimensions, including the human, political, economic and environmental aspects of security and stability.