The Chair of National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs Elinar Vardanyan met Feb 14 with the head of the Council of Europe Office in Armenia Oleksandr Pavliuk.

Ms Vardanyan briefed the guest on a number of issues related to human rights protection in Armenia and the work carried out in the field, with the need to introduce new mechanisms mutually stressed.

Mr Pavliuk voiced readiness for cooperation in the implementation of a number of programs, parliamentary press service reported.