CO-REPORTER TO ARMENIA MIKKO ELO: ARMENIA HASN’T IMPLEMENTED THE COMMITMENTS BEFORE THE CE

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Jan 15 2007

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring
Committee co-reporters George Colombier and Mikko Elo have already
worked out a report on Armenia’s commitments before the CE, PACE
delegation member Mikko Elo told APA.

He said that the report will be discussed at the winter session of
the PACE on January 23. No recommendation related to the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict was included in the report.

"Only preliminary variant of the report includes some recommendations
on peaceful settlement of the conflict", he said. Mikko Elo stated
that Yerevan hasn’t implemented the majority of commitments taken
before the CE.

"There are number of non-implemented commitments. Freedom of speech
and media hasn’t been ensured, political party legislation doesn’t
meet standards and there is a tense situation in democracy and human
rights in Armenia", he added.