Oskanyan: Commitments Toward CE Must Be Fulfilled

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OSKANYAN: COMMITMENTS TOWARD CE MUST BE FULFILLED

A1 Plus | 17:58:06 | 17-05-2004 | Politics |

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan said upon returning from
the CE Ministerial Committee session that he had confirmed Armenia's
readiness to fulfil the PACE demands listed in its latest resolution.

It is known that President Kocharyan speaking recently on PACE demands
expressed his opinion that differs from Oscanyan's one and contained
not such a willingness to comply with PACE demand. Kocharyan said
the CE isn't politbureau, the soviet-era governing body.

Vardan Oskanyan said: "Yes, the CE is not politbureau, that's why
commitments toward it must be fulfilled".

Answering the question our journalist put to him about one of the
PACE demand of releasing political prisoners, Oskanyan said those
detained illegally must be released. Status of these people should
be specified and then it'll become clear whether the demand applies
to them or not, he said.

In his opinion, the PACE was ill-informed about the seditious calls
made by the opposition activists.