CoE Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian who was in Strasbourg to attend the 117th session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe met Mr Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights. The parties discussed a scope of issues including Mr Hammarberg's upcoming visit to Armenia.



Minister Oskanian also met State Secretaries of Spain and Sweden.



When briefing on Armenia's fulfillment of its commitments to the CoE, the RA FM noted that Armenia is concerned in a fair and free parliamentary election and voiced hope for a positive report of the OSCE/ODIHR observers.

Mr Oskanian also replied to the questions referring to Armenia's regional ties, parliamentary elections and negotiations on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, the RA MFA press office reported.