Venice Commission chief weighs in on conflict with Armenia top courtFebruary 4, 2020 - 11:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio has weighed in on the situation surrounding the "open conflict involving the Constitutional Court of Armenia." Buquicchio said he remains preoccupied with the matter and shares the concerns of the rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. PACE co-rapporteurs Andrej Šircelj and Kimmo Kiljunen expressed concern over "the high level of tension" between the Armenian Prime Minister’s Office and the Presidency of the Constitutional Court. "I would like to recall the recommendations made in the opinion of the Venice Commission adopted in October 2019 that any early retirement scheme at the Constitutional Court has to remain truly voluntary, exclude any undue political or personal pressure on the judges concerned and must be designed not to influence the outcome of pending cases," Buquicchio said. "Recent public statements and acts do not meet these criteria and will not be conducive to deescalating the situation. "Democratic culture and maturity require institutional restraint, good faith and mutual respect between State institutions." Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |