CE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS APPROVES 2006-2007 ACTIONS PLAN OF COOPERATION BETWEEN ARMENIA AND CE

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 15 2006

STRASBOURG, MARCH 15, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. On March 15, the
Council of Europe (CE) Committee of Ministers approved the 2006-2007
Actions Plan of cooperation between Armenia and the Council of Europe.

After adopting the Actions Plan made up through close cooperation
with the Armenian authorities Ambassador Christian Ter-Stepanian,
Resident Representative of Armenia to Council of Europe, mentioned
that the progress of fulfilment of its obligations by Armenia five
years after joining the Council of Europe was taken into consideration
in the Actions Plan.

He was pleased to inform that the Actions Plan took into consideration
the prospect that opened by reforming the Constitution – for
strengthening the human rights system, judicial power’s independence
and democratic institutions’ activity, in particular, through
development of the civil society, political parties and local
democracy.

He reminded that this program really becomes very useful at the moment
when the Armenian government approved the schedule of the legislative
reforms conditioned by the constitutional amendments adopted by the
2005 November referendum.

“We realize that this cooperation will help Armenia to bring its
legislation and practice in correspondence with European norms and
standards and will enable to accompany the reforms policy, which is
necessary for deepening Armenia’s process of European integration,”
the Ambassador declared.