12-05-2007 14:17:11

“We should prove today that we are not inferior to any member-state of the Council of Europe”, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament stated

Yerevan, May 12. /Mediamax/. The Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly (NA) Tigran Torosian stated in Yerevan today that the elections in process in the country today “are not only a test of democracy, but also a test of our worth”.
Mediamax reports that the Speaker expressed hope that “the determining hours left before the end of the voting process, will give opportunity to confirm the worth of our people”. According to him, “both our country and our people do not deserve negative assessments, and we, having a 16-year-old independent state, should prove today that we are not inferior to any member-state of the Council of Europe”.
Commenting on the statement of oppositional forces on violations and falsifications of the elections already during the pre-election period, the NA Chairman stated that talking about the quality of the elections will be possible only after their conclusion.
Talking about the possible post-election developments in Armenia, Tigran Torosian reminded that the disturbances in France, which followed the second round of presidential elections, were not related to the quality of the very elections.--0--