February 5, 2009 - 17:30 AMT
Armen Ashotyan: PACE decision deprived Armenian opposition of last chance
Adoption of PACE resolution 1643 and decision not to suspend Armenia's voting rights in the Assembly deprived the Armenian opposition of the last chance, according to an Armenian MP.

"Without any support within Armenia, the opposition leaders hoped for endorsement of European structures," Armen Ashotyan, chairman of the RA NA standing committee on education, science, culture and sports, said during today's "Membership in international organizations: a tool of pressure on sovereign states or support to democracy development?" TV space bridge.

He voiced an opinion that during PACE spring session the issue of Armenia's meeting the Assembly's recommendations will be finally settled.