Armenian foreign minister says constitutional reforms “number one issue”

Mediamax news agency
12 May 05

YEREVAN

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan today discussed with
rapporteurs of the PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe] Monitoring Committee the settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict and prospects of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.

Vardan Oskanyan said that he had also discussed with the rapporteurs
issues connected with the holding of a referendum in Armenia on
constitutional amendments.

Vardan Oskanyan described constitutional reforms as “the number one
issue” and expressed the hope that in the event of a positive outcome
of the referendum, Armenia will complete the process of fulfilment of
its commitments to the Council of Europe by the end of 2005.