YEREVAN. – On May 29, a dialogue on human rights will be conducted with Armenia in Brussels, during which various matters will be discussed. 

Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Armenia, stated the aforesaid at a press conference on Saturday. He noted this when asked about the joining of the Armenian National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights to the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs.

Świtalski added that although there was progress in some domains, they will use the said dialogue to discuss the domains where, in their view, there is a need for further progress.

As for the makeup of the NA standing committees, the EU ambassador said these are the autonomous decisions of the Armenian parliament and the ruling coalition. He added, however, that they will encourage the NA to include the matter of human rights on its agenda. 

Also, the head of the EU delegation to Armenia noted that last week, when a delegation from the European Parliament was in capital city Yerevan, the visiting Members of the European Parliament raised issues of human rights in Armenia, during their talk at the NA.

He added that several priorities, which need to be put on the NA agenda, became clear during this visit.

Ambassador Świtalski noted, however, that the important thing for them is the adoption of laws, whose commitment the Armenian government has assumed independently.