OREANDA-NEWS. December 6, 2007. RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan received the delegation led by Georges Colombier, rapporteur for Armenia on the monitoring commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). First of all, Mr. Colombier briefed the RA Prime Minister on the objectives behind his visit by mentioning that he has come to our country to get acquainted with the situation about six and a half months past the May parliamentary elections and two and a half months prior to the upcoming presidential vote in Armenia, as well as to collect information regarding our country's developments in the pre-election period. "I am glad that reforms are completed in a number of spheres, including the adoption of an amended constitution, the improvements to the electoral code, the judiciary reform that are supposed to bring about tangible shifts in the reform process in Armenia after full enactment," – Georges Colombier has said.

Serzh Sargsyan welcomed the visit to the Republic of Armenia of the delegation led by rapporteur for Armenia on the PACE monitoring commission Georges Colombier and noted that the monitoring carried out by the Council of Europe is another incentive for our country to implement the reforms in line with the proposed time-schedule.

The parties have also spoken about the preparations for the forthcoming presidential elections, the ways to ensuring that the poll is free and fair, the measures towards providing freedom of speech and plurality, past and future action for fighting corruption, as well as the latest developments in the Karabakh peace process.