NA SPEAKER RECEIVES AGO GROUP

Armenpress
Jul 03 2007

YEREVAN, JULY 3, ARMENPRESS: Armenian National Assembly Speaker Tigran
Torosian received today Ago Group of the Council of Europe Ministers’
Committee.

NA public relations department told Armenpress that at the meeting
present were Armenian deputy foreign minister Armen Bayburtian,
special representative of the Council of Europe Secretary General
in Armenia Bojana Urumova, Armenia’s permanent representative in the
Council of Europe Kristian Ter-Stepanian.

Greeting the guests the NA speaker informed them that the newly formed
parliament has started its work and after the approval of the program
of the government, on the initiative of the Armenian president, an
extraordinary session has been called to discuss a number of bills
relating to the economic reforms.

The head of the Council of Europe Ministers’ Committee’s Ago group,
Swedish ambassador to the Council of Europe Per Sogren congratulated
the NA speaker on being re-elected in his office and noted that
while he was the head of the Armenia’s delegation to PACE wonderful
relations and cooperation have been established which may serve as
a basis for the further constructive work.

P. Sogren said that the Council of Europe is ready to cooperate and
support the NA in any issue.

Referring to the constitutional reforms Sogren said that having a
number of meetings with representatives of the judicial system they
were convinced that a great work is expected.

During the meeting the sides also referred to other issues of mutual
interest.