ARMENIA REPORTS PROGRESS IN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Panorama.am
19:05 24/01/2007

Parliamentary Assembly (PA) of the Council of Europe (CoE) adopted
Resolution 1532 in its winter session on January 23 on the commitments
of Armenia to CoE.

In this 9-point document, PA of CoE assesses the reforms in
Armenia since the constitutional reform. The document welcomes the
constitutional reforms and following legislative amendments but also
says leaving unpunished the cases of fraud doubts its credibility.

Despite of that, PA of CoE believes Armenia has registered progress in
democracy and human rights. The resolution urges Armenia to conduct
free and fair parliamentary and presidential elections, which will
comply with the European standards. The document also reminds that
none of the elections in Armenia since her membership to CoE in 2001
will totally free and fair.

Source: Panorama.am