Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Strasbourg
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Strasbourg yesterday evening. He is scheduled to address the summer session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on Wednesday.
In the morning, the Armenian President was received by PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu.
Serzh Sargsyan is expected to sign the Golden Book of the Parliamentary Assembly and meet with the CoE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg , Co- Rapporteur John Prescott and CoE Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland. The meetings will be followed by a briefing with Armenian journalists.
Azerbaijani delegates have signed up for asking questions to the Armenian President. Azerbaijani outspoken journalist Einulla Fatullayev, who was released under amnesty, wants to take an interview from Serzh Sargsyan.
Sargsyan's is scheduled to address the PACE delegates at 3:00 Yerevan time. In his 30-minite speech he will refer to the Karabakh conflict, Armenian-Turkish relations, March 2008 post-election clashes, etc.
After his speech Serzh Sargsyan will meet with the President of the European Court of Human Rights.
The Armenian delegation will return to Yerevan later in the day.
Diana Markosyan
Strasbourg
