ODIHR DIRECTOR TO VISIT ARMENIA IN MAY

armradio.am
18.02.2009 12:44

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian visited the OSCE Office
for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and met ODIHR
Director Ambassador Janez Lenarcic to discuss possibilities for
strengthening co-operation with the Armenian authorities in the field
of human rights and democracy.

"We discussed a number of concrete areas where our co-operation with
the Armenian authorities could be further intensified," said Lenarcic.

The ODIHR Director offered assistance in following up on the
recommendations made in ODIHR’s final report on last year’s
presidential election, and in reviewing new legislation in areas such
as freedom of religion and belief.

Lenarcic updated Minister Nalbadian on ODIHR’s ongoing monitoring of
the trials related to the violent clashes that took place in Yerevan
following the February 2008 elections.

As a next step, in early April, ODIHR and the OSCE Centre in Yerevan
are organizing a meeting on ways to strengthen the protection of
the human rights of armed forces personnel, hosted by the Armenian
Defence Ministry.

It was agreed that Lenarcic would visit Yerevan in May for his first
visit to Armenia since taking up his position in July 2008.