No state can hold perfect election, Platvoet saysApril 13, 2007 - 20:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The observers are not obliged with a task to sit in the polling stations and watch the process of election. We will watch the process as a whole. The most important aspect for us is counting of votes and delivery of the ballot-papers to the Central Election Committee," Leo Platvoet, head of the PACE observation mission, told a news conference in Yerevan today. The investigation of facts of bribing voters is not the aim of the mission, he added. "The most important thing is trust of the people to the authorities and all those who are responsible for holding a fair and democratic election. No state, even a European one, can hold a perfect election. Albania, Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Serbia can serve as an example. Violations are fixed even in highly developed states like UK and Germany. Nevertheless I should emphasize that specification of the rolls and complaints of the citizens are the issues to be dealt by the Armenian law enforcement," Platvoet said. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty. Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |