"Armenia should keep strengthening democratic reforms. Local and foreign observers expressed their discontent with the referendum on the Constitution. The Armenian Government recognized the problems available and had pledged to improve the situation at the election in 2007 and 2008," US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice stated in a signing ceremony of a Compact between the Millennium Challenge Corporation and Armenia in Washington March 27. In his turn Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian stated Armenian authorities make steps to organize elections meeting international standards. "Register of votes are checked, changes are introduced in the electoral legislation," the Armenian FM assured. The election in 2007 and 2008 will be an examination on democracy in Armenia, he added, reports RFE/RL.