The Bush administration had strongly criticized Yerevan for major fraud reported by international observers during the recent presidential and legislative elections. Sarkisian, who served as defense minister before replacing the late Andranik Markarian on April 4, had played a major role in the unfolding of these previous deadlines. .

For U.S. officials, the upcoming elections are a good opportunity for the Armenian authorities to redeem himself. They warned that repetition of such frauds would call into question the deletion of 235 million dollars of debt accrued for economic assistance to Armenia. In the event of another rigged election, the U.S. administration does not seem conducive to a shelving of Yerevan. She hopes indeed adopt a resolution on the Nagorno-Karabakh before the end of the year.

It should be a leader, a prosperous country.

While speaking at a meeting in Vienna on the main decisions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian has again shown on the insurance process of democratization in Armenia.

At the same time, Sarkisian visited regions Aragatsotn and Almavir in the south. He met with local residents and listened to their grievances. Even if the expanse that the trip had nothing to do with elections, it was clearly intended to support the program of the Republican Party (HHK), which plans to once again win a majority of seats in Parliament. Sarkisian was accompanied by Khachik Manukian, the candidate for a single term in a constituency HHK covering an area almost rural.

The meetings in Talin and other local municipalities began with moments of silence observed in memory of former Prime Minister Markarian. The residents complained of unemployment, serious problems of water supply and irrigation, and poor living conditions in schools and hospitals.

The Armenian Prime Minister assured them that these problems would be solved in some time but warned that they should not expect a rapid improvement.

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