 pfa s latest reports presented at aba s 2013 winter meeting in las vegas saturday january 19 2013 all day las vegas nevada united states on january 19 2013 policy forum armenia made a presentation entitled to be or not to be elections the rule of law and governance in armenia during the armenian bar association s 2013 winter meeting in las vegas the presentation which largely drew upon pfa s latest reports on the  2012 parliamentary election   economic conditions  and  the state of the environment  aimed to demonstrate that the fraudulent elections taking place in armenia in recent years and the resulting lack of accountability and poor governance are the primary factors behind the country s dismal social economic conditions and ongoing mismanagement of environmental resources the presentation followed by a lecture by professor richard hovannisian ucla as well as luncheon speaches by aba chairman garo ghazarian former chairman edvin minasian and armenian national committee of america s government affairs director kate nahapetian  the armenian bar association aba    was formed in 1989 to provide an arena for lawyers of armenian heritage to come together socially and professionally and to address the legal concerns of the armenian community with the creation of an independent republic of armenia the association undertook the task of helping to build and encourage the growth of democratic institutions in armenia more information about the event is available from  the aba s website  pictures from the event are available from the  photo gallery   