June 6, 2003 - 20:32 AMT
US STILL CONCERNED ABOUT "ADMINISTRATIVE ARRESTS" IN ARMENIA AFTER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The US share the anxiety concerning the "administrative arrests" taken place after the Armenian presidential election. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, according to the statement of US mission in OSCE head Douglas Davidson while commenting on the OSCE Armenian office chief Roy Reeve's report. "We support the appeal to the Armenian leadership to refrain from the archaic procedures of the Soviet period and to work out such legislation, which could provide efficient legal guarantees for the freedom of speech and meetings, that is the rights provided by the Armenian Constitution", - the statement of the chief representative of the US in OSCE runs.