D E C L A R A T I O N

§POLITICAL PARTIES – CIVIL SOCIETY. PARTNERSHIP PERSPECTIVES¦

Yerevan                                                                                                                                  28 April, 2012

On the 28^th of April at the Ani Plaza Hotel Ani hall took place a meeting of representatives of political parties proposed to the National Assembly Elections of 2012 and civil society organizations aiming to discuss the current cooperation and possible perspectives.

At the end of the meeting the authorized representatives of the parties

guided by the principles of participation, responsibility, dialogue, cooperation, mutual trust and accountability

giving importance to the development of civil society in RA and strengthening of democracy

based on the programs of political parties aiming at development of the civil society and assuring participation process

signed current declaration to:

  Pursue the policy of civil society development adopted by the party

  Cooperate with the civil society organizations by involving them in the decision making and public policy shaping processes

  Improve the legislation regulating the civil society field

  Assure effective mechanisms of civil control over the activities of state bodies and decisions made by them

  Promote participation of representatives of civil society in monitoring processes of law application

thus, to promote the voice of civil society to be heard in the Fifth convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

Attached. List of parties, joined to the Declaration

not valid without the list of signatures

Political Parties proposed to the Proportional Elections of the
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia in 2012

"PROSPERIOUS ARMENIA" PARTY
Representative. Elinar Vardanyan                                               /Signature/

HERITAGE PARTY
Representative. Tevan Poghosyan                                                /Signature/

"ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS" PARTY ALLIANCE
Representative. Natalia  Martirosyan                                          /Signature/

ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION DASHNAKCUTYUN
Representative. Artyush Shahbazyan                                          /Signature/

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARMENIA
Representative. Suren Movsisyan                                     /Signature/

COMMUNIST PARTY OF ARMENIA
Representative. G. Galstyan                                                           /Signature/

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARMENIA
Representative. Arayik Hovhannisyan                                        /Signature/

"UNITED ARMENIANS" PARTY
Representative. Hovhannes Hovhannisyan                                /Signature/

PARTY "COUNTRY OF LEGALLITY"
Representative. Poghos Shahinyan                                              /Signature/