2005 MAY BECOME YEAR OF MEETING ALL COMMITMENTS TO CE FOR ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Robert Kocharian has held a conference with members of the Coordination Commission on measures to meet Armenia's commitments to the Council of Europe when being accepted to the organization. The process of meeting the obligations referring to election, parties, local self-government, human rights, media and others was discussed in the course of the meeting. The Commission members informed that the drafts of the laws, reformed on the basis of the Venetian Commission proposals are already submitted to the Venetian Commission. The interlocutors also discussed constitutional reforms. Robert Kocharian noted the importance of not delaying reforms of the Constitution of Armenia and the importance of working out the final bill, based on the most degree of consensus. As the Coordination Commission members noted, if the draft of constitutional reforms is again positively evaluated by the Venetian Commission and is put for a referendum, in 2005 Armenia will meet all commitments assumed at accession to the CE.