A number of non governmental organizations, including Transparency International Anti-corruption Center, Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor Office, Yerevan Press Club, "Asparez" Journalists' Club and Armenian Institute for Development gathered for a roundtable discussion in Congress Hotel on June 27, 2008 to present the civil society perspective on political detainees and trials, independent investigation into March 1-2 events and formation of public trust towards judicial system, Law on Conducting Meetings, Assemblies, Rallies and Demonstrations and the situation of mass media, censorship, restrictions on media during the state of emergency, as well as Public television and radio company and the National Committee on Television and Radio.

The participants in the discussion were of the opinion that despite the mention in PACE Resolution 1620 (2008) of the compliance with single items set out in its Resolution 1609 to avert political crisis, no progress was achieved by the Armenian authorities in addressing those demands, there was mere imitation.