Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg will discuss issues related to human rights protection with the Armenian authorities in the course of his visit scheduled for January 18-21.

Thomas Hammarberg will meet with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Justice and Defense Ministers, Prosecutor General, Chief of Police, as well as representatives of the coalition and opposition, RA foreign office press service informed NEWS.am.

On the occasion of Hammarberg’s visit, an exhibition dedicated to Andrei Sakharov, Soviet dissident and human right activist, will open in Yerevan.