A DOCUMENT ABOUT ARMENIA WILL BE DRAFTED

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As proposed during today’s PACE monitoring session, CE Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammerberg will make another visit to Armenia. During today’s morning session, PACE monitors heard the brief report of the co-reporters on the fulfillment of the last resolutions on Armenia, as well as the results of the visit of the CE Human Rights Commissioner to Armenia in July. According to Armenian delegation member Raffi Hovhannisian, the monitors expressed the concern that the Armenian authorities are not consistent enough with the solution to the problems and expressed the hope that Armenia registers progress in democracy, human rights and finds a solution to the March 1 events soon.

In his speech, Raffi Hovhannisian reminded that seven months have passed since the March 1 events, yet opposition activists and citizens who have absolutely nothing to do with the events remain in prison. Hovhannisian evaluated the work of the co-reporters and said that it is necessary for them to be held accountable and not have any clash of interests in the country, but he didn’t imply the co-reporters on Armenia.

During the session, the PACE monitors proposed to draft a document and approve it during the next summer session, but it is not excluded that the Commission will review its agenda and will present the document during this PACE session. Let us remind that as he had stated during the summer session, Raffi Hovhanissian is not participating in the PACE plenary sessions because he is not content with the double standards being applied. He is taking part in the commission sessions because he is a member of the Armenian delegation and has his obligations, for example, the solution to the issue concerning the preservation of cultural heritage in Old Jugha.

The remaining delegation members were consulting after the session and promised to respond to our questions later.