Serzh Sargsyan meets CoE Commissioner for Human Rights
President Serzh Sargsyan today received Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.
Stressing the importance of cooperation with European structures, President Sargsyan noted that "the Council of Europe plays a unique role in the protection of human rights, deepening of democracy and ensuring rule of law."
"We think that crucial work has been done in our country over the past 20 years. At the same time we understand that we still have a long way to pass," President Sargsyan said, expressing gratitude to Mr. Hammarberg for his contribution to the reforms implemented in Armenia.
In response, Mr. Hammarberg said that Armenia also participates and contributes to the activity of the Council of Europe.
The Council of Europe is valuable in the sense that it has chosen the principle of equality of rights as its basic approach. We learn from each other in the fields of democracy, human rights and rule of law," the CoE official said.
The interlocutors discussed issues related to the further steps targeted at the continuation of reforms and protection of human rights.
