On May 5 RA NA Artur Baghdasaryan received Jean-Louis Laurens, Director General of Political Affairs of the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe. Boyana Urumova, Special Representative of the General Secretary of the Council of Europe in Armenia attended the meeting.

During the meeting the sides touched upon the achievements of five years after the membership of Armenia to the Council of Europe and prospects. It was noted that those years have been years of active work and cooperation, during which the guidelines of the path from the Council of Europe to the European Union have been outlined. RA NA President Artur Baghdasaryan touched upon the process of the fulfillment of the undertaken obligations of Armenia in the Council of Europe, noting that after the constitutional amendments legislation reforms are made in judicial, local self-government and territorial management systems and Electoral Code.

Mr. Laurens, highlighting the success of democratic reforms in Armenia, underscored the necessity of the existence of legislative bases and political will for holding the general elections free and fair. In Mr. Laurens’ opinion, five years ago the political course adopted by Armenia in the aspect of getting integrated into European family and the accepted value systems for the progress of Armenia is of positive importance.