Brussels, 24/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - On 23 September, the Italian EU Presidency issued the following declaration on behalf of the European Union: "The EU wishes to congratulate the National Assembly of Armenia on its decisions to abolish the death penalty and to ratify Protocol No.6 to the European Convention on Human Rights. These acts will not only abolish de jure the death penalty from Armenia's juridical system but will also allow Armenia to honour one of the commitments undertaken...