ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS CE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER
Mediamax
March 13 2008
Armenia
Yerevan, 13 March: Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and Thomas
Hammarberg, Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, discussed
today in Yerevan the existing post-election situation in the country
and problems caused by it.
Kocharyan said that after the election, unfortunately they could not
manage to avoid the undesired course of events, and the authorities
had to take measures, necessary for the settlement of the situation,
the press service of the Armenian president told Mediamax news agency.
While speaking about the human rights situation in Armenia under the
conditions of the state of emergency, the sides noted the importance
of taking necessary steps for the quick normalization of the situation.
Kocharyan said that currently the situation in Yerevan is calm, as
for restrictions, caused by the state of emergency, they have been
moderated twice.