OSCE AND CE JOINT EXPERT GROUP TO VISIT ARMENIA MARCH 3-4

PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE and CE joint expert group will visit Armenia on March 3-4 to examine the issues regarding the constitutional and electoral reforms, Slovenian Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel stated at the meeting with Armenian National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasarian, who was in Austria on a formal visit. Mr. Rupel highly appreciated the role of the Armenian parliament in the process of fulfilling the commitments to the PACE and expressed hope that the constitutional and electoral reforms will be carried out in accord with the European standards. In his turn, Artur Baghdasarian noted that Armenia attaches great importance to the process of eurointegration and the Karabakh conflict settlement with the OSCE frames, as the Minsk Group has examined the problem and is perfectly aware of the situation. It was noted that 10 years have passed since peace was established in the region and Armenia is considering the conflict settlement in the conditions of peace and stability achieved via negotiations.