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MEETINGS OF THE RA NA PRESIDENT HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN IN STRASBOURG
http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=6010&year=2013&month=06&d ay=27&lang=eng
27.06.2013
On the occasion of assuming the chairmanship of the Republic of Armenia
at the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe the delegation
led by the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan was in Strasbourg on a
working visit on June 26-27.
In Strasbourg the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan met with the PACE
President Jean-Claude Mignon.
Welcoming the NA President the PACE President highlighted the visit
of the President of the Armenian Parliament and his presence in the
PACE session. Jean-Claude Mignon thanked the Armenian Parliament
for excellent organization of the PACE bureau and Standing Committee
meetings in Yerevan and holding them. THE PACE President emphasized the
chairmanship of Armenia at the Committee of Ministers of the CoE, the
declared priorities and agenda. He deemed important the activities of
the Armenian Parliamentary Delegation in the PACE and highly assessed
the work done in the political groups and committees of the Assembly.
The RA NA President has noted that the first chairmanship of Armenia
in the Council of Europe is a significant event for our country and
a unique opportunity to have a contribution and participation in
member countries in the formation of the pretentious agenda of the
Council of Europe aimed at spreading democracy, human rights and
rule of law, all-human values. In Hovik Abrahamyan's word, Armenia
greatly highlights and highly assesses the cooperation with the
Council of Europe, as well as the support in the democratic reforms
going on in our country. The NA President deemed important the role
of the PACE in strengthening of democracy in Armenia, particularly,
the co-rapporteurs's work of the Monitoring Committee. In this aspect
he has stressed the importance of Armenia-Council of Europe 2012-2014
Action Plan, which is called on to support Armenia in implementing
its obligations, particularly continuing the reforms in judicial-legal
and criminal-procedural systems, in educational sphere, boosting the
freedom of media and protection the children's rights, deepening the
local democracy, improving the electoral legislation and practice.
The sides touched upon the Nagorno Karabakh issue, reaffirming the
importance of the peaceful settlement of the problem under the auspice
of the OSCE Minsk Group. The sides have agreed that any action which
can disturb the work of the OSCE Minsk Group, should be excluded,
at the same time reaffirming the three fundamental principles of the
peaceful settlement of the NK problem proposed by Co-Chair countries.
At the end of the meeting the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan took
a note in the PACE Book of Honorable Guests.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=6010&year=2013&month=06&d ay=27&lang=eng
27.06.2013
On the occasion of assuming the chairmanship of the Republic of Armenia
at the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe the delegation
led by the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan was in Strasbourg on a
working visit on June 26-27.
In Strasbourg the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan met with the PACE
President Jean-Claude Mignon.
Welcoming the NA President the PACE President highlighted the visit
of the President of the Armenian Parliament and his presence in the
PACE session. Jean-Claude Mignon thanked the Armenian Parliament
for excellent organization of the PACE bureau and Standing Committee
meetings in Yerevan and holding them. THE PACE President emphasized the
chairmanship of Armenia at the Committee of Ministers of the CoE, the
declared priorities and agenda. He deemed important the activities of
the Armenian Parliamentary Delegation in the PACE and highly assessed
the work done in the political groups and committees of the Assembly.
The RA NA President has noted that the first chairmanship of Armenia
in the Council of Europe is a significant event for our country and
a unique opportunity to have a contribution and participation in
member countries in the formation of the pretentious agenda of the
Council of Europe aimed at spreading democracy, human rights and
rule of law, all-human values. In Hovik Abrahamyan's word, Armenia
greatly highlights and highly assesses the cooperation with the
Council of Europe, as well as the support in the democratic reforms
going on in our country. The NA President deemed important the role
of the PACE in strengthening of democracy in Armenia, particularly,
the co-rapporteurs's work of the Monitoring Committee. In this aspect
he has stressed the importance of Armenia-Council of Europe 2012-2014
Action Plan, which is called on to support Armenia in implementing
its obligations, particularly continuing the reforms in judicial-legal
and criminal-procedural systems, in educational sphere, boosting the
freedom of media and protection the children's rights, deepening the
local democracy, improving the electoral legislation and practice.
The sides touched upon the Nagorno Karabakh issue, reaffirming the
importance of the peaceful settlement of the problem under the auspice
of the OSCE Minsk Group. The sides have agreed that any action which
can disturb the work of the OSCE Minsk Group, should be excluded,
at the same time reaffirming the three fundamental principles of the
peaceful settlement of the NK problem proposed by Co-Chair countries.
At the end of the meeting the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan took
a note in the PACE Book of Honorable Guests.
From: A. Papazian