PACE Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights recommends, by a narrow majority, the candidature of Mr. Armen Harutyunyan, over that of the candidature of Ms. Liana Hakobyan, as the most qualified candidate, according to teh website of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

The committee held a meeting in Paris on 9 and 10 June 2015 with Mr. Klaas de Vries (Netherlands, Socialist Group) in the Chair.

In accordance with previous practice and as specified in Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 2002 (2014), the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights assessed the qualifications of the candidates to the Court in respect of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Luxembourg and Monaco and has interviewed all the candidates on 9 and 10 June 2015.