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    OMBUDSMAN OF ARMENIA RESIGNED

    /ARKA/
    February 2, 2011
    YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, February 2. /ARKA/. Ombudsman of Armenia Armen Harutyunyan
    resigned.

    "Yesterday I submitted resignation letter to the Armenian National
    Assembly according to Article 97 of parliament regulation", said the
    Ombudsman in the press-conference on Wednesday.

    He agreed to act as regional representative of UN High Commissioner
    on Human Rights in Central Asia.

    He said that Ombudsman is appointed according to the law and if
    the clauses of the law will be performed, Armenia will have a good
    Ombudsman. "We have an established institute of human rights protection
    and the next Ombudsman can seriously work on its basis", he said.

    He announces that the candidacy of the future Ombudsman is not
    discussed yet.

    The law "On human rights" was adopted on October 21, 2003. The first
    Ombudsman of Armenia, Larisa Alaverdyan started her work in this post
    from March 1, 2004.

    Armen Harutyunyan was appointed in this post on February 17, 2006. His
    candidacy was submitted by the ruling coalition of the country.




    From: A. Papazian
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