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PACE PRESIDENT APPEALS FOR CALM IN YEREVAN, CALLS FOR DIALOGUE
arminfo
2008-03-03 12:00:00
ArmInfo. "I appeal for calm in Yerevan, and I call on all sides to
do everything in their power to prevent further violence," said the
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE) Lluis Maria de Puig, reacting to events in the Armenian
capital, CE Headquarters press-service reports. "I deeply regret the
deaths and injuries that have already occurred, and repeat that the
authorities must show the utmost restraint and respect the principle
of proportionality. The state of emergency that has been declared is
an extreme measure and should be lifted as soon as possible: round-ups
of peaceful demonstrators and gagging the media is not the response of
real democrats to differing views. Whatever disagreements there are
over the fairness of the election, they should be worked out through
the election appeals process and the Constitutional Court and not
through clashes on the streets. Talking, not shooting, is the way
forward. PACE stands ready to do all it can to help achieve this,
and is following events extremely closely," the statement says.
arminfo
2008-03-03 12:00:00
ArmInfo. "I appeal for calm in Yerevan, and I call on all sides to
do everything in their power to prevent further violence," said the
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE) Lluis Maria de Puig, reacting to events in the Armenian
capital, CE Headquarters press-service reports. "I deeply regret the
deaths and injuries that have already occurred, and repeat that the
authorities must show the utmost restraint and respect the principle
of proportionality. The state of emergency that has been declared is
an extreme measure and should be lifted as soon as possible: round-ups
of peaceful demonstrators and gagging the media is not the response of
real democrats to differing views. Whatever disagreements there are
over the fairness of the election, they should be worked out through
the election appeals process and the Constitutional Court and not
through clashes on the streets. Talking, not shooting, is the way
forward. PACE stands ready to do all it can to help achieve this,
and is following events extremely closely," the statement says.