The European Union has urged the Armenian authorities to hold more democratic elections in the future, while reiterating its largely positive reaction to their handling of last month's legislative polls.
The issue as well as political reforms promised by Yerevan was high on the agenda of President Serzh Sarkisian's talks with the EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, that were held in Brussels on Wednesday. Ashton was quoted by a spokeswoman as praising Armenia's "reform achievements."
"She welcomed the efforts by the Armenian authorities to hold the recent parliamentary elections in a more transparent and competitive environment, but highlighted the need to address a number of issues, identified by the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission's Report, in order fully to meet internationally recognized democratic standards well ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2013," the spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic, said in a statement.
Armenian News
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