ROBERT KOCHARIAN: REFORMS IN ARMENIA ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH CONFIDENCE

Noyan Tapan
Dec 5, 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The purpose of the visit of the
PACE Monitoring Committee’s co-rapporteur George Colombier and
the delegation headed by him is to familiarize themselves with the
legislative progress in Armenia over six and a half months after
the parliamentary elections in May and to see what the situation is
in the country. Stating this during the December 5 meeting with the
Armenian president Robert Kocharian, the co-rapporteur of the PACE
Monitoring Committee said that huge legislative work was to be done
after the constitutional amendments. According to him, the Council of
Europe expresses satisfaction at the fact that legislative reforms
in Armenia have reached the final stage, with the judicial system
and the prosecutor’s office being involved and the Electoral Code
being amended.

Robert Kocharian in his turn said that reforms are implemented
with confidence in Armenia. "We consider efficient reforms and
democratization as the main resource of our country’s development".

According to a press release submitted to NT by the RA president’s
press service, the interlocutors also spoke about the upcoming
presidential elections. Noting that the 2007 parliamentary elections
were quite successful, G. Colombier at the same time said that
everything must be done so that the presidential elections will
proceed better. The Armenian president pointed out the government’s
determination to hold these elections in line with international
standards.