ANC voices six steps to get out of March crisis

March 1, 2010 - 18:44 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Congress coordinator Levon Zurabyan addressing a rally in Yerevan on behalf of ANC voiced six steps to get out of the "March crisis". According to Levon Zurabyan , these steps should be implemented before the next meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

"First of all, it is necessary to release all political prisoners, the second, to recover until April an independent body which investigated killings during March 1-2 events. Third, to review the law on holding rallies and marches within April, and re-shape it to the previous form. The fourth, to open a television station A1 + by May, the fifth by the end of May to reform the electoral code of Armenia and the seventh – to hold early parliamentary and presidential elections between June and September, " Levon Zurabyan said. The Congress will present these issues to the Council of Europe representatives in Armenia on March 16.

Furthermore, according to an ANC member Aram Manukyan, Congress is going to sue the state for raising gas prices.

Armenian National Congress

Before elections of 19 February 2008 around the presidential candidate, Levon Ter-Petrossian, the first Armenian President, an alliance of more than 20 political parties and initiatives formed the all-national movement. On May 2, 2008 at the 2nd Congress of all-national movement Levon Ter-Petrossian put forward the idea of establishing the Armenian National Congress. On August 1, 2008 during a rally the Armenian National Congress was formally established.\r\n\r\nAmong the basic requirements of ANC are the release of political prisoners, restoration of the constitutional rights of citizens and the holding of early elections.