AGO GROUP VISIT TO ARMENIA STIMULUS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
Pan Armenian News
28.06.2005 04:40
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Representatives of the AGO Monitoring Group of the
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, headed by German permanent
representative to the CE Roland Wegener, today met with PACE Armenian
delegation members, reported the Press Service of the National Assembly
of Armenia. CE Armenia’s representative Christian Ter-Stepanyan
participated in the meeting. Armenian delegation head, Vice-Speaker
of the Parliament Tigran Torosyan remarked the visit will stimulate
successful completion of constitutional reforms by Armenia. In
his words, the work carried out in Strasbourg lately had positive
results. He underscored the PACE resolution will be pivotal for further
processes of development of the constitutional reforms. Torosyan said
he hoped for the political forces of Armenia to meet people’s hopes,
as well as the overcoming of internal tension between the opposition
and authorities will form the basis for their further cooperation. In
his turn Roland Wegener appreciated Armenia’s efforts to form a
full package of constitutional amendments, noting the importance of
cooperation between the coalition and the opposition. In the course
of the meeting the parties also discussed the draft Electoral Code,
as well as the Law on holding rallies, processions and meetings.