EX-FOREIGN MINISTER OF ARMENIA: PROPOSAL BY PACE MONITORING COMMITTEE TESTIFIES THAT ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES’ APPROACH ON FULFILLMENT OF OUR COMMITMENTS DIFFER FROM THAT OF EUROPEAN STRUCTURES
ArmInfo
2008-12-18 19:32:00
ArmInfo. Yesterday’s decision by PACE Monitoring Committee is extremely
worrying for Armenia, especially given the growing influence of
economic crisis on Armenia that will undoubtedly crease serious
problems with democratization and make Armenia’s positions in the
international arena even weaker. Ex-Foreign Minister of Armenia
Vardan Oskanyan made this statement when commenting on PACE Monitoring
Committee draft resolution on Armenia’s commitments to PACE adopted
in Paris Wednesday.
‘I think that Armenian authorities should rapidly respond to this
statement by such actions that would lead to adoption of a favorable
decision for Armenia in January. The circumstance that Monitoring
Committee proposes suspending the right of the Armenian delegation to
vote and, it seemed to be unexpected for the authorities, testifies
that the approaches of the Armenian authorities on fulfillment of our
commitments differ from the approaches of European structures. While
the authorities are expressing confidence that Armenia fulfills
the requirements by the relevant resolutions, the response by the
Monitoring Committee testifies to the opposite. I hope that Armenian
authorities will make real steps till January in order our approaches
and those of PACE on fulfillment of our commitments no longer differ,
and it will become possible to prevent the decision so unfavorable
and extremely dangerous for Armenia’, Vardan Oskanyan said.