The obvious political immaturity manifested in the newly appointed PACE Co-Rapporteur Göran Lindblad’s interview to the Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Times) newspaper concerning the March 1 events is one more proof the Armenian delegation to PACE was right when they stated his appointment to the post was wrong, stated Head of the Armenian delegation David Harutyunyan.

“It is the first time that I have heard a person making negative appraisals before he has been convinced of the opposite,” he said. Harutyunyan stressed that the new co-rapporteur’s behavior not only levels the essence of the PACE monitoring, but also poses a threat to further cooperation between Armenia and PACE.