SECRETARY GENERAL: ARMENIA MEETS ITS COMMITMENTS BEFORE CE

ARKA
Nov 5, 2007

YEREVAN, November 5. /ARKA/. Armenia met its commitments before the
Council of Europe, said Council of Europe Secretary General Terry
Davis during the joint conference with Armenia’s Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian.

"I think that the majority of Armenia’s commitments are fulfilled,"
he said.

At the same time Davis said that by documentation Armenia met all
its commitments, making necessary amendments to a number of laws,
however the CE has some suspicions about the factual process of
fulfilling legislative norms.

"We are not sure that the norms are realized in practice, however,
it should be mentioned that big progress is fixed in Armenia in the
years of reforms," he said.

According to the commitments before the Council of Europe, Armenia
was to make amendments to the Constitution, Election Code and a number
of laws.

On November 4, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis arrived
in Yerevan on a two-day visit. He met with Armenia’s Prime Minister
Serge Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian. Within the visit
Davis will also meet with the Speaker of the National Assembly Tigran
Torosyan, make a report in Yerevan State University and meet with
members of PACE delegation in Armenia.