Ter-Petrosyan pointed to the impediment
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RA First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan today met with the Armenia-EU dialogue mission on Human Rights, including Sweden's Ambassador for Human Rights Jan Axel Nordlander, Sweden's Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Gunnar Aden, Head of the Directorate General External Relations of the European Commission Rolf Tinams, Reena Kionka, who is the Personal Representative for Human Rights Issues of the Supreme Commissioner for International Relations of the European Commission Javier Solana, Spain's Ambassador for Human Rights Silvia Escobar and Head of the EU Delegation in Armenia, Raul de Luzenberger.
During the meeting, the sides touched upon in detail the state of human rights in Armenia, discussed the inter-political developments in Armenia, the current impediments of democratic development and the violations that took place during the presidential and Yerevan Council of Elders' elections. The sides paid special attention to the activities of the parliamentary committee and the Fact-Finding Group leading investigations into the tragic events of March 1 and the lack of progress in revealing the ten murders. The RA First President mentioned that the presence of political prisoners in Armenia is an impediment for the regular development of Armenia and for confronting the existing challenges.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan also presented the position of the Armenian National Congress on the pivotal issues concerning the RA foreign policy.
Participating in the meeting were members of the central office of the Armenian National Congress Levon Zurabyan, David Shahnazaryan and Vladimir Karapetyan.
