YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Monday met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland who is attending Armenia-hosted Conference on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Europe.

President Sargsyan noted that the conference is one of the key events of Armenia’s presidency of the CoE Committee of Ministers. Serzh Sargsyan said he is hopeful that Armenia’s presidency promoted the work of Council of Europe and thanked Secretary General for the assistance.

Thorbjørn Jagland noted the importance of conference topic and congratulated President on Armenia’s successful presidency.

President Sargsyan confirmed Armenia’s readiness to continue and further expand reforms being guided by the priority of human rights, democracy and rule of law. In this context he expressed hope for getting the assistance of CoE, in particular the Venice Commission, on holding constitutional reforms in Armenia.