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PACE DOCUMENT ON ARMENIA DEPENDS ON ARMENIA - MP SAYS
Tert.am
15:42 ~U 11.10.11
The CE Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) made a positive appraisal of the
latest political developments in Armenia, Naira Zohrabyan, a member
of the Armenian delegation to PACE, told journalists Oct. 11.
In her speech, she emphasized the forthcoming parliamentary and
presidential elections in Armenia, as they play a decisive role for
Armenia's democracy. Numerous political figures are "in the habit of
doing disservices," she said. She pointed out the need for proper
supervision over elections for building up public confidence in
elections, "which is much talked about at international agencies."
In her speech, Zohrabyan also noted that Armenia is a 20-year-old
democracy, and any deviation from this course would not be honest. "We
have no right to justify the childhood ailments of transitional
democracy," Zohrabyan said.
According to her, the draft resolution and the finally adopted version
are not essentially different. PACE considers the March 1-2 page
closed, but it is still concerned with investigation into the ten
deaths. "Disclosing the truth about the ten deaths is on our agenda
as well," Zohrabyan said.
In response to the accusations by the opposition Armenian National
Congress (ANC) that PACE and Armenia's authorities have "struck a
bargain," Head of the Armenian delegation to PACE David Harutyunyan
said that this accusation should be viewed in the context of political
struggle. "Anyone well informed of PACE knows that there is no
bargaining with it," Harutyunyan said.
Zaruhi Postanjyan, a member of the Armenian delegation t PACE, noted
that PACE document on Armenia depends on Armenia itself. "The document
is the result of our course for several years. If we mention a bargain,
we should also think of what we were doing to prevent the adoption
of such a document. What has been our course since March 1?
At the discussions of the resolution I did not mention that the monster
of election rigging came into existence in 1995. Since then, we have
been unable to get rid of the disgraceful phenomena," Postanjyan said.
Tert.am
15:42 ~U 11.10.11
The CE Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) made a positive appraisal of the
latest political developments in Armenia, Naira Zohrabyan, a member
of the Armenian delegation to PACE, told journalists Oct. 11.
In her speech, she emphasized the forthcoming parliamentary and
presidential elections in Armenia, as they play a decisive role for
Armenia's democracy. Numerous political figures are "in the habit of
doing disservices," she said. She pointed out the need for proper
supervision over elections for building up public confidence in
elections, "which is much talked about at international agencies."
In her speech, Zohrabyan also noted that Armenia is a 20-year-old
democracy, and any deviation from this course would not be honest. "We
have no right to justify the childhood ailments of transitional
democracy," Zohrabyan said.
According to her, the draft resolution and the finally adopted version
are not essentially different. PACE considers the March 1-2 page
closed, but it is still concerned with investigation into the ten
deaths. "Disclosing the truth about the ten deaths is on our agenda
as well," Zohrabyan said.
In response to the accusations by the opposition Armenian National
Congress (ANC) that PACE and Armenia's authorities have "struck a
bargain," Head of the Armenian delegation to PACE David Harutyunyan
said that this accusation should be viewed in the context of political
struggle. "Anyone well informed of PACE knows that there is no
bargaining with it," Harutyunyan said.
Zaruhi Postanjyan, a member of the Armenian delegation t PACE, noted
that PACE document on Armenia depends on Armenia itself. "The document
is the result of our course for several years. If we mention a bargain,
we should also think of what we were doing to prevent the adoption
of such a document. What has been our course since March 1?
At the discussions of the resolution I did not mention that the monster
of election rigging came into existence in 1995. Since then, we have
been unable to get rid of the disgraceful phenomena," Postanjyan said.