The experience of Council of Europe is successfully implemented in the development of democracy in Armenia, COE Armenia permanent representative, ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated during the meeting with new COE Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland.

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan gave congratulations of RA President Serzh Sargsyan and RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to Thorbjørn Jagland. The parties discussed the necessity of democratic reforms as well as RA-COE programs implementation, also noting the progress in RA -Turkish rapprochement process, RA MFA press service reported.