YEREVAN. – If the elections are not held in accordance to democratic criteria in Armenia, then the image formed in foreign political field will disappear immediately, Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) MP, Armenian delegation member at the PACE, Naira Zohrabyan told in the interview with the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent responding to the question whether there are any preconditions to hold peaceful and transparent parliamentary elections in 2012.

“Currently there are assurances that the elections should be held free, fair and transparent. We should do everything to implement those assurances. Otherwise, if we do not hold elections proper to democratic criteria, then the image formed in foreign political field will disappear immediately. International authoritative organizations have stated it clearly. They have never been so attentive to the elections in Armenia, as the upcoming parliamentary ones,” the MP told.

According to Zohrabyan, the parliamentary elections will be a serious trial for Armenia in its democratization process.

As for the statements of the opposition that the PAP uses administrative and financial recourses in the pre-election struggle, Zohrabyan said that the party does not carry out philanthropic activity. Those activities are carried out by the Gagik Tsarukyan foundation.