Armenian President Receives Ago Group

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES AGO GROUP

Armenpress
Jul 03 2007

YEREVAN, JULY 3, ARMENPRESS: President of Armenia Robert Kocharian
received today delegation of Ago Group headed by the Swedish ambassador
to Council of Europe Per Sogren.

Presidential press service told Armenpress that during the meeting
the sides underscored the regular visits of the group and were of
the same opinion that since its membership to the Council of Europe
Armenia has passed an important way and registered a great progress
from the point of view of reforms.

According to Robert Kocharian, the reforms are being carried out with
deep conviction that first of all they are necessary for us and we
do not have any other way of the development of the country.

"Armenia is not rich with natural resources instead we have human
factor which may be completely expressed by effective, deep and
expanded reforms," the leader of the country said.

During the meeting the interlocutors also referred to the current
pace of Nagorno Karabakh conflict regulation.

They also exchanged thoughts over the results of the parliamentary
elections, the assessment of the international organizations.

At the meeting the sides also discussed issues on freedom of press and
referred to the bill on amendments in the law on "TV and Radio". Robert
Kocharian presented in details the bill.