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“My attitude is negative. If our country understands its interest and is a rule of law, the world may come to Armenia. This is our home. Let them come and see,” Raffi Hovanisian, leader of Jarangutiun (Heritage) Party told Panorama.am speaking about Armenia’s refusal to issue visas to eight Turk observers.

Eight Turk observers, traveling to Armenia to observe parliamentary elections in Armenia, encountered problems with visa and could not enter the country.

Christian Shtrohal, OSCE/ODIHR ambassador, also expressed his concern with the incident. “Refusing observers is against principles of transparency and objectivity, which are part of democratic elections,” he said.

Yesterday Armenian foreign ministry explained the refusal saying, “Refusing visas to Turk diplomats was because of absence of diplomatic relations.”

So, we may slightly edit what Raffi Hovanisian said. “If our country is a rule of law, the world may come to Armenia LEGALLY.”