DAVID HARUTYUNYAN: ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO FIND A WAY OUT OF CURRENT SITUATION BEFORE JUNE
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2008-04-22 22:58:00
ArmInfo. Armenia should take measures to normalize the activity of
democratic institutions in the country, Chairman of the Armenian
delegation to PACE, Head of the Armenian National Assembly’s
Standing Commission for Legal Issues David Harutyunyan said at a
press-conference in parliament, Tuesday.
According to him, the Armenian delegation presented over 30 proposals
on the PACE resolution "On Functioning of Democratic Institutions in
Armenia". "The proposals didn’t aim to dampen the document, as the
latter is tough enough.
We just wanted to introduce some specifications in the resolution.
Certainly, we disagreed with some issues, but these were secondary
issues", the MP said. He stressed that the resolution has items,
according to which Armenia’s authorities should take urgent
measures before June 2008. "These items include ensuring in the
political system mechanisms due to which the opposition is given
certain rights and bears responsibility before the state. Today the
situation is extremely serious, and the Armenian authorities should
act intensively", Harutyunyan said. Another issue concerns electoral
processes. "Actually, electoral commissions should be free, i.e. no
political force should influence them", he stressed. The MP added that
the resolution raised issues on releasing persons detained on the
basis of "sophisticated charges". First and foremost, the Armenian
authorities should be encouraged to carry out all the requirements
of the resolution. Harutyunyan noted that relevant mechanisms should
be set up to implement the resolution adopted at the April 17 PACE
session.