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EU HAILS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ARMENIA AND INVITES TO MAKE FULL USE OF GRANTED OPPORTUNITIES
Panorama
May 13 2011
Armenia
OSCE permanent council released on May 12 European Union (EU) statement
on the recent developments in Armenia. The statement reads:
"The EU takes note of recent positive political developments in
Armenia. The EU has on a number of occasions raised concerns about
freedom of assembly in the country. We therefore welcome the fact
that, for the first time in many years, the political opposition was
granted permission to hold a rally in Liberty Square on 28 April. We
hope that future requests to hold rallies will be handled in the same
way. This rally passed off in an orderly manner due, it seems, to the
effective cooperation between law enforcement bodies and opposition
groups. With Armenia due to begin a new cycle of elections in 2012,
we attach particular importance to the respect for freedom of assembly.
The EU also welcomes President Sargsyan's statement of 20 April in
which he called for a more meticulous investigation into the violent
events of March 2008. In that same context, we welcome the fact that
in recent weeks three opposition activists, Harutyun Urutyan, Roman
Mnatsakanyan and Aram Bareghamyan, sentenced and imprisoned in the
aftermath of those events, have been released on parole. We call on
the Armenian authorities to release all the activists that remain in
detention soon. The EU believes that a thorough investigation of the
violent events of March 2008 and the release of all those in custody
in relation to those events will help Armenia to truly move on.
Finally the EU would like to reiterate once again the importance
it attaches to intensified relations with Armenia and invites the
Armenian government to make full use of the opportunities provided
by the Eastern Partnership and the European Neighbourhood Policy."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Panorama
May 13 2011
Armenia
OSCE permanent council released on May 12 European Union (EU) statement
on the recent developments in Armenia. The statement reads:
"The EU takes note of recent positive political developments in
Armenia. The EU has on a number of occasions raised concerns about
freedom of assembly in the country. We therefore welcome the fact
that, for the first time in many years, the political opposition was
granted permission to hold a rally in Liberty Square on 28 April. We
hope that future requests to hold rallies will be handled in the same
way. This rally passed off in an orderly manner due, it seems, to the
effective cooperation between law enforcement bodies and opposition
groups. With Armenia due to begin a new cycle of elections in 2012,
we attach particular importance to the respect for freedom of assembly.
The EU also welcomes President Sargsyan's statement of 20 April in
which he called for a more meticulous investigation into the violent
events of March 2008. In that same context, we welcome the fact that
in recent weeks three opposition activists, Harutyun Urutyan, Roman
Mnatsakanyan and Aram Bareghamyan, sentenced and imprisoned in the
aftermath of those events, have been released on parole. We call on
the Armenian authorities to release all the activists that remain in
detention soon. The EU believes that a thorough investigation of the
violent events of March 2008 and the release of all those in custody
in relation to those events will help Armenia to truly move on.
Finally the EU would like to reiterate once again the importance
it attaches to intensified relations with Armenia and invites the
Armenian government to make full use of the opportunities provided
by the Eastern Partnership and the European Neighbourhood Policy."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress