ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MAINLY SATISFIED WITH PACE RESOLUTION

Noyan Tapan
June 29, 2009

YEREVAN, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The last PACE Resolution on activity
of democratic institutions in Armenia has more positive than negative
provisions. Armenian National Congress (ANC) representative Levon
Zurabian expressed such an opinion at the June 25 press conference. In
his words, the words of praise addressed to the Armenian authorities
in the Resolution was the price to be paid for release of the most
part of the political prisoners. He attached importance to the
fact that the Assembly also calls the authorities for releasing
the political prisoners, to which the amnesty was not extended. By
the way, according to L. Zurabian, Armenian delegation’s member,
Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Issues David
Haroutiunian struggled to remove these provisions from the Resolution
text, therefore he is personally responsible for NA deputy Sasun
Mikayelian’s and other political prisoners’ remaining in prison.

L. Zurabian also attached importance to the circumstance that in spite
of the authorities’ efforts, the necessity of returning on air the A1+
TV company is mentioned in the document.

Meanwhile L. Zurabian said that but for Congress’ efforts and people’s
struggle, the European structures would not have made these demands
to the Armenian authorities.