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ANC WON'T ALLOW CLOSING CHAPTER ON MARCH 2008 EVENTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 9, 2011 - 20:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc
slammed PACE report on March 2008 events, characterizing closing the
chapter on tragic events as unacceptable.
"We won't allow the phrasing used in for PACE statement to enter
the minds of the Armenian people," Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper
editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan stated at today's rally.
The outcome of the latest general amnesty in Armenia, the renewed
impetus to investigate the 10 deaths during the March 2008 events, and
the resulting start of a constructive dialogue between the opposition
and ruling coalition mean that the chapter on the March 2008 events
can finally be considered closed, said the Monitoring Committee of
the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
In a draft resolution, based on a report by Axel Fischer (Germany,
EPP/CD) and John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC), the committee welcomed
the political will demonstrated by "the authorities and indeed all
political forces to resolve this issue in line with Council of Europe
standards and recommendations".
According to the committee, the 2008 events and their aftermath have
set clear priorities for the democratic development of the country:
"the conduct of genuinely democratic parliamentary elections; the
creation of a robust democratic and pluralist political environment
that has the full trust of the Armenian public; the establishment of
an open and pluralist media environment; the reform of the police
and the reform of the judiciary with a view to guaranteeing its
independence both in law and practice".
The adopted text welcomes the "close and constructive co-operation"
between the Assembly and the Armenian authorities, which it considers
to be "an example" for the development of co-operation in the framework
of the Monitoring Procedure of the Assembly, PACE said on its website.
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 9, 2011 - 20:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc
slammed PACE report on March 2008 events, characterizing closing the
chapter on tragic events as unacceptable.
"We won't allow the phrasing used in for PACE statement to enter
the minds of the Armenian people," Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper
editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan stated at today's rally.
The outcome of the latest general amnesty in Armenia, the renewed
impetus to investigate the 10 deaths during the March 2008 events, and
the resulting start of a constructive dialogue between the opposition
and ruling coalition mean that the chapter on the March 2008 events
can finally be considered closed, said the Monitoring Committee of
the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
In a draft resolution, based on a report by Axel Fischer (Germany,
EPP/CD) and John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC), the committee welcomed
the political will demonstrated by "the authorities and indeed all
political forces to resolve this issue in line with Council of Europe
standards and recommendations".
According to the committee, the 2008 events and their aftermath have
set clear priorities for the democratic development of the country:
"the conduct of genuinely democratic parliamentary elections; the
creation of a robust democratic and pluralist political environment
that has the full trust of the Armenian public; the establishment of
an open and pluralist media environment; the reform of the police
and the reform of the judiciary with a view to guaranteeing its
independence both in law and practice".
The adopted text welcomes the "close and constructive co-operation"
between the Assembly and the Armenian authorities, which it considers
to be "an example" for the development of co-operation in the framework
of the Monitoring Procedure of the Assembly, PACE said on its website.