David Harutyunyan calls on Raffi Hovhannisyan to resume his membership in
THE ARMENIAN DELEGATION TO PACE
armradio.am
02.07.2008 16:33
The issue of depriving Armenia of the right to vote at the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may be
discussed already in October, during the Assembly’s autumn session,
Head of the Armenian delegation to PACE David Harutyunyan told a
press conference today.
According to him, the issue may be discussed on the basis of the
report by CoE Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg, who
is going to visit Armenia in the first half of July to familiarize
with issues connected with detained persons accused of organizing
disorders in Yerevan on March 1 and 2. On July 14 PACE Presidnet
LluÃs Maria de Puig is scheduled to visit Armenia.
The Head of the Armenian delegation stressed that PACE Resolution 1620
replaced Resolution 1609 on the Functioning of Democratic Institutions
in Armenia. David Harutyunyan called on the authorities, especially the
Mayor of Yerevan and the Prosecutor General’s Office to pay attention
to the provisions of the document and take necessary steps in the
direction of meeting all PACE requirements.
David Harutyunyan considers that the Resolution rather objectively
describes the situation in Armenia. The Deputy noted that PACE
expressed regret over the fact that the opposition takes no steps in
the direction of launching dialogue with the authorities.
Member of the Armenian delegation Avet Adonts refuted the opinion
that Resolution 1620 is a result of "political trade." He called such
statements "complete cynicism."
David Harutyunyan called on the Head of the Heritage faction Raffi
Hovhannisyan to resume his membership in the Armenian delegation,
which he "froze" during the summer session.
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