CO-RAPPORTEURS SUGGEST ASSEMBLY NOT TO SUSPEND ARMENIA’S VOTING RIGHT

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PACE Co-rapporteurs on Armenia John Prescott and Georges Colombier have proposed PACE parliamentarians not to suspend the voting right of the Armenian delegation at this stage, viewing the recent initiatives of the Armenian authorities as an indication of their readiness to address the demands made by PACE in its Resolutions 1609 (2008) and 1620 (2008), reports the head of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly David Harutyunyan. He says the Monitoring Committee has thoroughly considered their proposals today.

According to Mr. Harutyunyan the Co-rapporteurs have welcomed “the path Armenia has taken as well as the Presidential decree on granting pardon to 20 detainees.” Anyway, the application of other legal mechanisms is not ruled out, noted Mr. Harutyunyan.

The Co-rapporteurs’ report on the implementation by Armenia of Assembly Resolutions 1609) and 1620 scheduled for tomorrow will be put into consideration today evening.

Note that a number of Armenian journalists have left for Strasbourg to follow the PACE session.

Karine Asatryan

Strasbourg