The OSCE Special Coordinator for the elections in Armenia, Tone Tingsgaard, arrived in Yerevan today.
Mediamax reports that the Swedish parliamentarian Tone Tingsgaard, who occupies the position of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice President, was appointed Special Coordinator by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. As such, she will lead all international short-term election observers deployed by the OSCE.
"I am delighted to be in Armenia in these important and exciting times," said Ms. Tingsgaard upon arrival in Yerevan today.
"All the international observers have an important role to play as the elections are crucial for Armenia and its continued democratic development. I wish the country and all its citizens success on Saturday", Special Coordinator for the elections in Armenia stated.