Secretary general: Armenia meets its commitments before CE
06.11.2007,
00:24
Armenia met its commitments before the Council of Europe, said Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis during the joint conference with Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian.
YEREVAN, November 5. /ARKA/. Armenia met its commitments before the Council of Europe, said Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis during the joint conference with Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian.
“I think that the majority of Armenia’s commitments are fulfilled,” he said.
At the same time Davis said that by documentation Armenia met all its commitments, making necessary amendments to a number of laws, however the CE has some suspicions about the factual process of fulfilling legislative norms.
“We are not sure that the norms are realized in practice, however, it should be mentioned that big progress is fixed in Armenia in the years of reforms,” he said.
According to the commitments before the Council of Europe, Armenia was to make amendments to the Constitution, Election Code and a number of laws.
On November 4, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis arrived in Yerevan on a two-day visit. He met with Armenia’s Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian. Within the visit Davis will also meet with the Speaker of the National Assembly Tigran Torosyan, make a report in Yerevan State University and meet with members of PACE delegation in Armenia. –0--
“I think that the majority of Armenia’s commitments are fulfilled,” he said.
At the same time Davis said that by documentation Armenia met all its commitments, making necessary amendments to a number of laws, however the CE has some suspicions about the factual process of fulfilling legislative norms.
“We are not sure that the norms are realized in practice, however, it should be mentioned that big progress is fixed in Armenia in the years of reforms,” he said.
According to the commitments before the Council of Europe, Armenia was to make amendments to the Constitution, Election Code and a number of laws.
On November 4, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis arrived in Yerevan on a two-day visit. He met with Armenia’s Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian. Within the visit Davis will also meet with the Speaker of the National Assembly Tigran Torosyan, make a report in Yerevan State University and meet with members of PACE delegation in Armenia. –0--
