RA presidential election: CEC won't invite long-term observation missions

PanARMENIAN.Net - "The RA Central Election Committee will not invite log-term observation missions for the presidential elections due on February 19, 2008," CEC chairman Garegin Azaryan told reporters Tuesday.



The CEC has decided to invite short-term missions only but this doesn't mean absence of long-term ones.



"The words of CEC Spokesman Bahchangulyan were misinterpreted by some media, he said. The fact is that the CEC did not invite long-term missions. However, it doesn't mean that there will be no long-term missions at all. Besides the CEC, the President, government and parliament are entitled to invite international observers," he said, Novosti Armenia reports.



According to the CEC's schedule the registration of observers will last November 9-February 9.