Kocharian Met with Ago Monitoring Group of CE Committee of Ministers

Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with the Ago Monitoring Group of CE Committee of Ministers, led by Germany’s Permanent Representative to the CE Roland Wegener, reports the Press Service of the Armenian leader. During the meeting Kocharian said that during the period after Ago Group’s visit to Armenia, the republic has passed a long way, specifically the package of changes in the Constitution were adopted. Serious work is being done today to make the legislation comply with constitutional changes. According to Roland Wegener, the goal of the Ago Group visit is to monitor the process, provided for by article 67 of the Constitution of Armenia. Besides, matters referring to freedom of expression, amendments to the Electoral Code were also discussed. The parties specially stressed the importance of holding fair and transparent parliamentary elections in 2007. The interlocutors also discussed the process of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.