ARMENIA-COE COOPERATION PLAN FOR 2006-2007 RATIFIED

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.03.2006 00:39 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers ratified
the Armenia-CoE Cooperation Plan for 2006-2007. According to Armenia’s
Permanent Representative in the CoE Christian Ter-Stepanian, the
process of Armenia’s honoring the commitments to the CoE undertaken 5
years ago is taken into consideration. As RA MFA press office reported,
the constitutional reform that opens wide possibilities for the
human right protection, formation of independent juridical system and
consolidation of democratic reforms found its reflection in the plan.

The plan also calls for the development of civic society
by strengthening the local self-government bodies. Christian
Ter-Stepanian emphasized that the implementation of the plan is
conditioned by the fact that the Armenian government proceeding from
the outcomes of the referendum has fixed the terms of changes to be
introduced in to the legislation of the republic. “We understand that
this cooperation will help Armenia to bring the legislation up to
the European standards. This, for its part, will help to carry out
the policy of reforms essential for the integration in the European
community,” the Ambassador said.