A seven-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Damien Cottier (Switzerland, EPP/CD), will make a pre-electoral visit to Armenia on May 11-12 May to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the June 7 parliamentary election.

The delegation is due to meet the Parliament speaker, justice minister, leaders and representatives of the parliamentary groups and of extra-parliamentary parties running in the election, as well as the Armenian delegation to PACE.

Meetings are also scheduled with representatives of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, the president of the Central Electoral Commission and the chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee, as well as representatives of the Information Systems Agency, of the diplomatic community, the civil society and the media.

The delegation is due to issue a statement at the end of the visit. A full delegation of twenty-two members will travel to Armenia to observe the election.

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