Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 13 2006
V.OSKANIAN: INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY RA IN LEGAL SPHERE WILL
BE RATIFIED IN SHORT TERMS
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 13, RA Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian received Tomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights, who has arrived in Armenia for taking
part in the 27th conference of CE Justice Ministers.
According to the report submitted to NT from RA Foreign Ministry
Press and Information Department, the interlocutors spoke about
Armenia’s joining the human rights sphere international conventions
and process of ratification of signed agreements. Minister Oskanian
assured that ratification will be done in as short time as possible.
The sides also discussed legislative initiatives in human rights
sphere that followed the constitutional reform in Armenia and
possibilities of their full-value use.
At the guest’s request Minister Oskanian in general outline presented
the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process.
Tomas Hammarberg was born in 1942, in Sweden.
T.Hammarberg was elected as Commissioner for Human Rights on 2005
October 5 by PACE. He assumed the post of the Commissioner since 2006
April 1 succeeding CE first Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Alvaro
Gil Robles.
In 2002-2005 T.Hammarberg was Secretary General of Olof Palme
International Center in Stockholm, in 2001-2003 Regional Adviser to
UN Commissioner for Human Rights on Issues of Europe, Central Asia
and Caucasus. In 1996-2000 he was appointed by UN Secretary General
Kofi Annan as UN Secretary General’s Representative for Human Rights
in Cambodia. He was also member of the Refugees Working Group of East
Europe multi-lateral peace process. In 1994-2002 he was the special
ambassador of Swedish government for humanitarian issues.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
