GYUMRI. – Mayor Samvel Balasanyan of Armenia’s City of Gyumri received Friday OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) Election Observation Mission to Armenia members Irene Fellmann (Germany) and Petr Preclik (Czech Republic), who are conducting a long-term observation in Armenia’s Shirak Region within the framework of Armenia’s presidential election to be held on February 18.  

Balasanyan underscored the OSCE/ODIHR mission and assured that he will assist them within his mandate, the mayor’s press secretary Zohrap Yeganyan informed.   

In their turn, the OSCE/ODIHR observers presented the objectives of their mission. Also, they posed several questions to the mayor, and with respect to the Electoral Code and the electoral process being organized in Gyumri, and Balasanyan provided comprehensive answers to these queries. In addition, the long-term observers informed that the OSCE/ODIHR short-term observers will soon arrive in Armenia.