“SUPREME COUNCIL” DEPUTY CLUB MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 15, 2006

YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. The “Supreme Council” deputy club has
marked its 10th anniversary, says a statement of Chairman of the club
Ruben Torosyan.

The “Supreme Council” deputy club was founded by 22 deputies of
the Supreme Council of Armenia on March 15, 1996. The Presidium was
comprised of Kim Balayan, Vardan Zurnachyan, Ruben Torosyan, Tigran
Kyuregyan, Ferdinand Ghazaryan, Aram Mailyan, Arshak Sadoyan. Ruben
Torosyan was elected Chairman.

In 1997, the club, in association with 11 public organizations,
founded the first human rights organization in Armenia, “Human
Rights 96”. In 2000-2002, the organization held a number of seminars
“Armenia in the 21st century”. A scientific paper entitled “Outlines
of Armenia’s development” was published as a result of the seminars.

During the 2003 parliamentary and presidential elections, the club
formed the Public Commission to supervise the election process. To
supervise the constitutional referendum, the “Supreme Council” club,
in association with 18 political parties and a number of public
organizations, established the Public Commission to supervise the
legality of referendum. The Commission is still working.

In 2005, the “Supreme Council” club, in association with members
of parliaments of different convocations founded the “Center of
Parliamentarianism of Armenia” NGO.