Council of Europe and OSCE are responsible for March 1 tragic events in
Yerevan

2008-05-02 18:55:00

ArmInfo. Having said that the February 19 presidential election was
mostly complied with Armenia’s accession commitments to the Council of
Europe, the international observers assumed the responsibility for the
post-election developments in Armenia and the March 1 tragic events,
Levon Ter- Petrossyan, the first president of Armenia, the leader of
the opposition, said during the Second Congress of his supporters at
the session hall of the Armenian government, Friday. According to him,
since the previous presidential election, the CoE and the OSCE haven’t
evidently coped with implementation of their commitments before Armenia
as a CoE member. "The Armenian authorities ignored PACE’s demand to
give air to the closed TV channels "A1+" and "Noyan Tapan". Armenia’s
ruling regime demonstrated how weak these European organizations are",
Ter-Petrossyan said. Ter-Petrossyan pointed out that the CoE might
restore its authority in the eyes of the Armenian people only if PACE
insisted on the fulfillment of all the requirements of resolution 1609.
At the same time, Ter-Petrossyan noted that the Armenian opposition did
not pin big hopes on the European community and was going to change the
present regime using its own resources. These words received standing
ovation.