CO-RAPPORTEURS SUGGEST ASSEMBLY NOT TO SUSPEND ARMENIA’S VOTING RIGHT
Karine Asatryan

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[07:54 pm] 26 January, 2009

PACE Co-rapporteurs on Armenia John Prescott and Georges Colombier
have suggested PACE parliamentarians not to suspend the voting
right of the Armenian delegation for the time being, reports the
head of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly David
Harutyunyan. He says the Monitoring Committee has thoroughly considered
their proposals today.

According to Mr. Harutyunyan the Co-rapporteurs have welcomed
"the path Armenia has taken as well as the Presidential decree on
granting pardon to 20 detainees." Anyway, the application of other
legal mechanisms is not ruled out, noted Mr. Harutyunyan.

The Co-rapporteurs’ report on the implementation by Armenia of Assembly
Resolutions 1609) and 1620 scheduled for tomorrow will be put into
consideration today evening.

Note that a number of Armenian journalists have left for Strasbourg
to follow the PACE session.