THOMAS HAMMARBERG GREETS THE DECISION OF CREATING FACT FINDING GROUP

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS:“An expert advisory opinion was produced outlining the methodology of a truly independent and impartial investigation and the Government accepted its key principles,” Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg said at the 1039th meeting of the Committee of Ministers. The Commissioner welcomed the pro-active approach taken by the Armenian Government on the question of the inquiry into March events. The office of the Commissioner and an international expert who participated in the July visit engaged in an outgoing dialogue with the Government concerning the Commissioner’s proposal to establish a group of experts tasked with establishing the facts of the March events. The Commissioner expressed hope that the relevant actors will continue to respond constructively in order to achieve the goal of carrying out a comprehensive, independent, impartial and transparent inquiry which would be perceived as credible by the whole population.