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    JOHN PRESCOTT CALLS ON ALL PARTIES IN ARMENIA TO SHOW "RESTRAINT AND RESPECT" FOLLOWING TALKS

    The FINANCIAL
    March 11 2008
    Georgia

    The FINANCIAL -- John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC), rapporteur
    for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on
    the Armenian elections, has called upon all sides to show restraint,
    respect and avoid any precipitate action that could make matters worse,
    following two days of meetings with all relevant parties in Yerevan.

    "This is essential if we are to move to a genuine and open dialogue,"
    said Mr Prescott. "I am convinced that a solution can be found to
    the present difficulties. This requires the recognition by all of the
    authority of the Constitutional Court and its ruling on the outcome
    of the Presidential election. It also requires the removal of the
    state of emergency and the restoration of individual human rights and
    freedoms, including political rights, as well as the establishment
    of an independent inquiry into the circumstances of the events of
    1 March that tragically led to the death of 8 individuals and left
    many injured. In addition it will also be necessary to make changes
    to Armenia's election code in order to restore trust in the electoral
    system. Next week I intend to communicate to the President of the
    Parliamentary Assembly in greater detail how the Assembly could
    play an effective role in securing the resolution of this conflict,"
    Mr Prescott added.

    He pledged that the Assembly will do all it can to help resolve the
    ongoing dispute following the recent Presidential election in Armenia.

    Whilst in Armenia, Mr Prescott met President Kocharyan, Prime Minister
    and President-elect Serghz Sargsyan, former President and candidate
    Levon Ter-Petrossyan - who was held in de facto house detention -,
    Parliament Speaker Tigran Torosyan, the Chairman of the Constitutional
    Court, the Human Rights Defender of Armenia and the Chairman of the
    national delegation to PACE, Davit Harutyunyan, as well as leading
    political figures and members of civil society and the diplomatic
    community in Armenia.

    The snap visit was organised following a request from the President
    of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Lluís Maria
    de Puig, in co-operation with the Chairman of the Armenian delegation
    to PACE, following the declaration of emergency.

    --Boundary_(ID_TD9w9EAA6pbVFWmbTqZt0Q) --
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