AGO GROUP FAMILIARIZED WITH KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
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| 20:44:26 | 28-06-2005 | Official |
June 28 Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan received AGO
Monitoring Group of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers,
headed by German permanent representative to the CoE Roland
Wegener. Ambassadors of France, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands,
Romania and Turkey to the CoE also serve on the Group.
The parties discussed issues referring to the constitutional reform
process and expressed satisfaction with the resolution adopted last
week in Strasbourg and with the positive outcome of the talks between
the Venice Commission and the Armenian delegation.
Vardan Oskanyan highly appreciated the activities of the Group noting
that the PACE resolution will play a decisive role in the further
development of democracy in Armenia.
The parties also noted that the constitutional reform will have a
positive impact on the final fulfillment of Armenia~Rs commitments to
the CoE and exchanged views on strengthening of democratic institutes
and freedom of press.
Minister Oskanyan also presented to the guests the current stage of
the Karabakh conflict settlement.