Armenia-CoE Cooperation Plan for 2006-2007 Ratified

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers ratified the Armenia-CoE Cooperation Plan for 2006-2007. According to Armenia's Permanent Representative in the CoE Christian Ter-Stepanian, the process of Armenia's honoring the commitments to the CoE undertaken 5 years ago is taken into consideration. As RA MFA press office reported, the constitutional reform that opens wide possibilities for the human right protection, formation of independent juridical system and consolidation of democratic reforms found its reflection in the plan. The plan also calls for the development of civic society by strengthening the local self-government bodies. Christian Ter-Stepanian emphasized that the implementation of the plan is conditioned by the fact that the Armenian government proceeding from the outcomes of the referendum has fixed the terms of changes to be introduced in to the legislation of the republic. "We understand that this cooperation will help Armenia to bring the legislation up to the European standards. This, for its part, will help to carry out the policy of reforms essential for the integration in the European community," the Ambassador said.