Democracy is constantly developing and improving process which must become irreversible: Armenian President

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian received today head of OSCE/ODIHR observation mission for early parliamentary elections of Armenia, Ambassador Urszula Gacek and deputy head of the mission Goran Petrov, the Presidential Office reported.

During the meeting Gacek thanked Armenian president for the invitation to observe the December 9 early parliamentary election in Armenia and briefed on the observation mission’s activity in long-term and short-term perspectives, stating that the OCSE Parliamentary Assembly and the PACE observers will join the mission too.

The sides considered the upcoming elections very important for the country’s future progress.

In his turn the Armenian President stated that the democracy does not start and does not end on the election day, but it is a constantly developing and improving process which must become irreversible.

The President highlighted the great importance of programs and projects aimed at strengthening the developed civil society and democratic institutions and attached importance to the cooperation with international partners and different structures in this direction.