PACE PRESIDENT: ARMENIA UNLIKELY TO BE DEPRIVED OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE
Shakeh Avoyan

"Radiolur"
26.01.2009 16:31
Strasbourg

"I don’t think Armenia will be deprived of the right to vote tomorrow,"
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Luis
Maria de Puig said in response to the question of "Mediamax" agency. He
noted that during the recent visit of PACE co-rapporteurs Prescott
and Colombier to Armenia an agreement was reached on establishing a
new working group to investigate the issue of "political prisoners."

"The group will discuss the issue of amending the Armenian Criminal
Code, which will result in a situation in Armenia that will be
acceptable to the Council of Europe," Mr. Puig said.

According to PACE President, the Monitoring Committee is to
convene a sitting where Prescott and Colombier will present the
agreements reached during the Armenia visit and will inform about
the establishment of a new task force.

The sitting of the Monitoring Committee is expected at 5 p.m. Yerevan
time.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress