PACE Welcomes Armenia’s Constructive Attitude And Calls For Further

PACE WELCOMES ARMENIA’S CONSTRUCTIVE ATTITUDE AND CALLS FOR FURTHER DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT

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Sept 9 2011
Armenia

STARSBOURG.- The Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) welcomes Armenia’s constructive attitude
and calls for further democratic development.

“The outcome of the latest general amnesty in Armenia, the renewed
impetus to investigate the 10 deaths during the March 2008 events, and
the resulting start of a constructive dialogue between the opposition
and ruling coalition mean that the chapter on the March 2008 events
can finally be considered closed”, Committee said in a statement.

In a draft resolution, based on a report by Axel Fischer and John
Prescott, the committee welcomed the political will demonstrated by
“the authorities and indeed all political forces to resolve this
issue in line with Council of Europe standards and recommendations”,
says the statement posted on PACE official website.

According to the committee, the 2008 events and their aftermath have
set clear priorities for the democratic development of the country:
“the conduct of genuinely democratic parliamentary elections; the
creation of a robust democratic and pluralist political environment
that has the full trust of the Armenian public; the establishment of
an open and pluralist media environment; the reform of the police
and the reform of the judiciary with a view to guaranteeing its
independence both in law and practice”.

The adopted text welcomes the “close and constructive co-operation”
between the Assembly and the Armenian authorities, which it considers
to be “an example” for the development of co-operation in the framework
of the Monitoring Procedure of the Assembly.

The text will be debated during the Assembly’s next plenary session
in Strasbourg (3-7 October 2011)

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress