ARMENIAN SPEAKER MET WITH EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTH CAUCASUS
Pan Armenian News
05.05.2005 03:04
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Artur Baghdasarian
met with European Union Special Representative for the South
Caucasus Heikki Talvitie, reported the Press Service of the Amrenian
Parliament. British Ambassador to Armenia Thorda Abbot-Watt was
also present at the meeting. Noting that the importance of the
parliaments is daily increasing, Heikki Talvitie underscored the role
of the National Assembly in democratization of the society. In his
words, the hearings of the Karabakh case in the Armenian Parliament
have made a large contribution to the settlement of the conflict.
At the instance of the EU Special Representative Artur Baghdasarian
presented the legislative reforms being implemented in Armenia
in detail, specifically the reform of the Constitution and the
Electoral Code. Thereupon it was noted that it is the first time
that the Electoral Code is being adopted two years before the
election. The interlocutors noted the importance of the independent
judicial system and self-government bodies in the process of
holding the reforms. Besides the importance of the OSCE and Venetian
Commission experts contributing to the process of making the Armenian
legislation comply with international standards was emphasized. The
parties discussed the prospects of transforming the South Caucasian
Parliamentary Initiative into a Parliamentary Assembly.