Armenian opposition mainly satisfied with PACE Resolution
29-06-2009 16:15:00 | Armenia | Politics
YEREVAN, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The last PACE Resolution on
activity of democratic institutions in Armenia has more positive
than negative provisions. Armenian National Congress (ANC)
representative Levon Zurabian expressed such an opinion at the
June 25 press conference. In his words, the words of praise
addressed to the Armenian authorities in the Resolution was the
price to be paid for release of the most part of the political
prisoners. He attached importance to the fact that the Assembly
also calls the authorities for releasing the political
prisoners, to which the amnesty was not extended. By the way,
according to L. Zurabian, Armenian delegation's member, Chairman
of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Issues David
Haroutiunian struggled to remove these provisions from the
Resolution text, therefore he is personally responsible for NA
deputy Sasun Mikayelian's and other political prisoners'
remaining in prison.
L. Zurabian also attached importance to the circumstance
that in spite of the authorities' efforts, the necessity of
returning on air the A1+ TV company is mentioned in the
document.
Meanwhile L. Zurabian said that but for Congress' efforts
and people's struggle, the European structures would not have
made these demands to the Armenian authorities.