PETER SCHIEDER ASKS ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER FOR INFORMATION ON RECENT EVENTS
Support A1+!Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Peter Schieder today wrote to the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Arthur Baghdasaryan, asking for detailed information on recent events in Armenia, including the disruption of a regular session of parliament.
In his letter he expressed great concern over arrests of opposition leaders and people attending opposition rallies, as well as over alleged ill-treatment of the media.
"Armenia has recently made considerable efforts to honour the obligations and commitments it undertook on joining the Council of Europe. But you are also aware of our concerns about the remaining shortcomings and the Assembly's decision in January this year not to end the current monitoring procedure until further progress has been made in this respect," Peter Schieder says in his letter.
