Parliamentary hearings on draft of the new Constitution due Sept 4August 28, 2015 - 16:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian parliament will hold hearings on the draft of the new Constitution on September 4, the National Assembly deputy speaker said. As Edward Sharmazanov told reporters on August 27, representatives of political parties, civil initiatives, and ethnic minorities will be invited to the hearings organized by the Armenian parliament’s standing committee on state and legal affairs, Panorama.am reports. “We look forward to heated, efficient, and healthy debates in line with the Constitution,” Sharmazanov said. On August 21, President Serzh Sargsyan submitted the draft amendments to the Constitution to the National Assembly. The draft amendments had been developed by the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under Armenian President. This week, President Sargsyan is holding consultations with representatives of political parties regarding the approaches stated in the draft Constitution. The Armenian leader also instructed the Commission to continue the dialog with the Venice Commission (VC) over the issues indicated in the VC’s preliminary opinion for which no agreed solutions have been found so far. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. 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. |