HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN: "THE COOPERATION WITH ODIHR PROMOTES THE STRENGTHENING OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS"

National Assembly of RA
Nov 20 2009
Armenia

On November 19 President of the National Assembly Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan
received the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and
Human Rights of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in
Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) Ambassador Janez Lenarcic.

Welcoming the guest RA NA President expressed his conviction that the
cooperation with OSCE/ODIHR promotes the strengthening of democratic
institutions and protection of human rights in Armenia. Mr. Abrahamyan
underlined that the wish of the authorties of the country was to see
the Republic of Armenia in the family of the progressive European
democratic countries and the necessary political will existed in order
to reach that goal. In that context RA NA President presented to Mr.

Lenarcic the developments following the elections of 2008 and the
undertaken actions in overcoming the consequences of the March 1-2
tragic events.

Expressing his gratitude for warm reception, the OSCE/ODIHR noted that
the goal of his visit was to strengthen the atmosphere of mutual trust
in the relations with the authorities of the Republic of Armenia. In
that connection Mr. Lenarcic underscored that the organization led by
him did not pursue the goal of giving lessons or imposing anything,
but it simply proposed its specialized assistance.

During the meeting the sides also touched upon the issue of
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, as well as the
process of peaceful regulation of Artsakh problem.