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PACE WELCOMES LIFTING OF TWO PROVISIONS OF EMERGENCY RULE IN ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
11.03.2008 12:28 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC), rapporteur
for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on
the Armenian elections, welcomed the lifting of two provisions of the
state of emergency declaration by the Armenian authorities following
his visit to Armenia last week.
"I especially welcome the lifting of the suspension of the activities
of political parties and NGOs, which I specifically called for during
my visit. I now call upon the authorities to lift the remaining
provisions of the declaration of the state of emergency, especially
those that limit the freedom of the media.
I reiterate my conclusion that the only manner in which the current
crisis can be resolved is through the recognition of the authority
of the Constitutional Court and its ruling on the outcome of the
presidential elections, the lifting of the state of emergency
and the restoration of individual Human Rights and Freedoms, the
establishment of an independent inquiry into the circumstances that
led to the events on 1 March 2008 and the start of a dialogue between
all political forces on the necessary political and electoral reform,"
said Mr Prescott.
John Prescott will report on his findings and conclusions to the
President of the Assembly at the meeting of the PACE Bureau in Paris
on 13 March 2008.
PanARMENIAN.Net
11.03.2008 12:28 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC), rapporteur
for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on
the Armenian elections, welcomed the lifting of two provisions of the
state of emergency declaration by the Armenian authorities following
his visit to Armenia last week.
"I especially welcome the lifting of the suspension of the activities
of political parties and NGOs, which I specifically called for during
my visit. I now call upon the authorities to lift the remaining
provisions of the declaration of the state of emergency, especially
those that limit the freedom of the media.
I reiterate my conclusion that the only manner in which the current
crisis can be resolved is through the recognition of the authority
of the Constitutional Court and its ruling on the outcome of the
presidential elections, the lifting of the state of emergency
and the restoration of individual Human Rights and Freedoms, the
establishment of an independent inquiry into the circumstances that
led to the events on 1 March 2008 and the start of a dialogue between
all political forces on the necessary political and electoral reform,"
said Mr Prescott.
John Prescott will report on his findings and conclusions to the
President of the Assembly at the meeting of the PACE Bureau in Paris
on 13 March 2008.