ARMENIAN PREMIER, COUNCIL OF EUROPE SECRETARY GENERAL DISCUSS TIES, KARABAKH
Public TV
Nov 5 2007
Armenia
Council of Europe Secretary General [Terry Davis] is on a two-day
visit to Yerevan. Davis has already met Armenian Prime Minister Serzh
Sargsyan. The prime minister said that cooperation with Council
of Europe is extremely important for Armenia. As far as Armenia’s
integration into Europe is concerned, the two men described the
12 May [2007] parliamentary election as progress in this sphere and
according to them, it is a good basis for the forthcoming presidential
election. The two men attached importance to efforts towards regional
peace and stability and touched on the Nagornyy Karabakh peace process.
Davis said that the Council of Europe has not assigned a role of
passive observer within framework of the OSCE Minsk Group in regard
to this issue and tried to do its best to establish mutual trust
between the parties to the conflict. Welcoming any such step, the
prime minister also said that at the stage of the settlement of the
conflict it is necessary to rule out any biased statement or approach
by any organizations or persons interested in the settlement of the
conflict which can become a means of pressure on the OSCE Minsk Group
or the conflicting parties. The Council of Europe secretary general
will also meet [Armenian] parliament Speaker Tigran Torosyan and
Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan.