JEAN-LOUIS LAURENS ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO SUCCESS OF DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
May 05 2006

YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The achievements over
the last 5 years that have passed since Armenia joined the Council
of Europe, as well as the prospects were discussed during the May
5 meeting of the RA National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasarian
with Director General of the Council of Europe (CE) Political
Affairs Jean-Louis Laurens. It was noted that it has been a period
of active work and cooperation, during which the guidelines on the
country’s route from the Council of Europe to the European Union have
been outlined. Artur Baghdasarian presented the process of honoring
Armenia’s commitments assimed in the European parliament, noting that
after making the amendments to the RA Constitution, legislative reforms
are underway in the judicial, local self-government and territorial
administration systems and the RA Electoral Code. Pointing out the
importance of successful democratic reforms in Armenia, Jean-Louis
Laurens underlined the necessity of the legisalative bases and
political will for holding free and fair national elections in the
country. In his opinion, the political course that Armenia adopted
five years ago was of great significance for the country’s progress in
integrating into the large European family and adopting its system of
values. According to the RA National Assembly PR Department, Special
Representative of the CE Secretary General to Armenia Boyana Urumova
was present at the meeting.