“Last time I had an honor to deliver speech from this high tribute in 2013 when Armenia was chairing in the CoE ministers committee. This mission was a key destination in terms of our integration in this large family of the Council of Europe. I think we implemented it with an honor”, the President said.
He reminded that tomorrow, January 25, is the day when Armenia joined the CoE 17 years ago. “When we were joining this pan-European structure, we were fully understanding what path we should pass. We also understood that building and strengthening democracy without the assistance and direct participation of the CoE structures were not going to be easy. Thanks to the political will and joint constructive work it was really possible to overcome numerous obstacles and achieve thorough reforms.
Today, in this hall of the Assembly, I can proudly announce that we have fulfilled Armenia’s main commitments of democratization assumed before the Council of Europe. This is not only our claim. Our achievements in the establishment of democratic institutions have been declared in the reports of the CoE monitoring bodies. We are determined to the process of joining the pan-European legal system, and today the number of conventions signed by our country reaches 70. I would like to state that this is not just a process to fulfill our com...
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