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    PRESS-SECRETARY OF ARMENIAN OPPOSITION LEADER: EUROPEAN OFFICIALS ARE OBVIOUSLY STARTING TO GAIN A COMPLETE IMAGE OF SITUATION IN ARMENIA

    ArmInfo
    2008-11-25 09:37:00

    ArmInfo. "European officials are obviously starting to gain a
    complete image of the situation in our country",- Arman Musinyan, the
    press-secretary of the first Armenian president, leader of opposition
    Levon Ter-Petrossyan said to ArmInfo correspondent when commenting
    on the results of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
    Thomas Hammarberg's recent visit to Yerevan.

    According to Musinyan, Hammarberg gave tart assessments concerning
    observance of human rights in Armenia, investigation of March 1
    incidents, judicial proceedings related to leaders and activists
    of opposition. "Actually, during a press-conference in Yerevan,
    Thomas Hammarberg stressed the hopelessness of the criminal case
    against seven oppositionists, including three MPs and the chairman
    of Levon Ter-Petrossyan's campaign headquarters. In addition,
    the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights stressed that if no progress
    in implementation of PACE requirements is fixed before December 17
    when the PACE Monitoring Committee is to hold a sitting, the concept
    "political prisoners" may become applicable for Armenia", - Musinyan
    said.

    Asked about a probable impact of the geopolitical factor while European
    structures' assessment of the results of implementation of PACE
    requirements during the January session, Musinyan said: "We want to
    believe that the political situation will not play the crucial role".
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