July 4, 2007 - 19:32 AMT
Armenia will keep up policy of reforms and European integration
Armenian parliament speaker Tigran Torosian met today with President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Rene van der Linden, the RA NA press office reports. Chairman of the standing parliamentary commission on European integration issues Avet Adonts, special representative of the CoE Secretary General, Bojana Urumova and Armenia's permanent representative in the CoE Christian Ter-Stepanian were also present at the meeting.

Tigran Torosian thanked the PACE President for the high estimation given to the May 12 parliamentary elections and assured him that the policy of reforms and European integration will be continued.

For his part, the PACE President noted the importance of democratic reforms.

Rene van der Linden also touched upon the Armenian Electoral Code. Mr Torosian, who has recently received the conclusion of the Venice Commission, said that it's being considered and proposals to be discussed during the parliament's fall session will be prepared during the summer, if necessary.