Republican Party of Armenia

President Serzh Sargsyan received today the newly appointed Head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Office in Yerevan Ambassador Argo Avakov.

President Sargsyan congratulated Argo Avakov on assuming this position and expressed confidence that his years-long experience will help in fulfilling efficiently his mission in our country. Serzh Sargsyan noted that continued cooperation between the Armenian authorities and OSCE Office have formed the atmosphere of mutual trust and expressed hope that the newly appointed Head of the Office will promote further expansion and strengthening of the relations in the framework of the OSCE.

The newly appointed Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan assured that during his tenure he would do his best to further develop and deepen the already existing high level cooperation. According to Argo Avakov, the OSCE Office in Yerevan will continue to work with the Armenian authorities, public and political organizations for the benefit of the reforms carried out in Armenia.

The parties exchanged views on the process going on in the framework of the constitutional changes in Armenia. They spoke in particular about the works related to the adoption of the Electoral Code and cooperation in the process with the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

At the meeting discussed were also programs carried out by the OSCE in three different dimensions.