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| 16:17:33 | 23-06-2005 | Politics | PACE SUMMER SESSION |

CoE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC AND REFORMERS’ GROUP CONCERNED OVER CONSTITUTIONAL
REFORM IN ARMENIA

Today the PACE Monitoring Committee rejected one of the three proposals
submitted on the draft resolution of constitutional reform in Armenia. The
proposal advanced by the Turkish delegation was rejected with the difference
of one vote, which belonged to Mr. Matyas Eorsi, head of the Liberal
Democratic and Reformers’ Group.

‘The Armenian delegation cannot take part in the vote, since the issue
refers to our country, while Turks and Azeris were free to pass their
suggestion on determining the state borders of Armenia. The vote of Matyas
Eorsi became decisive’, Shavarsh Kocharyan said.

According to Shavarsh Kocharyan, such an attitude displayed by Mr. Eorsi is
conditioned by the fact that he is really concerned over the establishment
of democracy in Armenia and perfectly realizes that Turks’ proposal is
absurd and the people are sure to vote against a constitution containing
such an item. `Thus the Turkish delegation purposed the objective to fail
the referendum on the Constitution.’

To note, Mr. Matyas Eorsi intends to deliver a speech on the draft
resolution on constitutional reform adopted by the PACE Monitoring
Committee.