President Serzh Sargsyan convened an extended meeting of the RA National Security Council

27 / 02 / 2013

Today, President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the RA National Security Council Serzh Sargsyan convened an extended meeting of the National Security Council which along with the members of the Council was attended by the members of the RA Government and the Heads of the adjunct bodies, the Mayor of Yerevan, Chairman of the independent commissions established under the RA laws, Chairman of the Central Bank, Chairman of Control Chamber of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Court of Cassation, the Heads of the regional administrations.
At the beginning of the meeting, the President of Armenia highlighted two achievements registered in the course of the presidential elections of 2013 from the viewpoint of the organization of the activities aimed at the further improvement of the election mechanisms: first, the positive response of the international community and second, the holding of elections without the hate atmosphere.
“At this point it is very essential that we do not relax, do not stop but rather solidify the achievements through our daily work. The improvement of the election mechanisms does not stop with the end of elections; on the contrary, currently we are obligated to recap all proposals and comments made by the international observers, have to study one by one all materials which appeared in the media and social networks and naturally, there is work to be done not only by the legislative and executive branches but the law enforcement bodies as well,” the President of Armenia underscored.
In the framework of the meeting agenda, the Head of the RA Presidential Administration Vigen Sarkissian reported on the results of the 2013 presidential elections in Armenia and assessments given by the international observers. Reports were made also on the information (claims) received by the relevant bodies in the course of the elections regarding violations and the ongoing process of their examination.
At the end of the meeting, the President gave a number of instructions. In particular, the Head of the Presidential Administration Vigen Sarkissian was tasked to restart the works of the working group on the improvement of the Electoral Code and procedures, and if required to engage in the group representatives of the political forces and civil society after the publication of the OSCE/ODHIR final report.
The RA Police and Prosecutor’s Office were instructed to continue the examination of the received claims related to the election process in the framework of the proper legal procedures.