Karabakh creates professional commission on constitutional reformsMarch 21, 2016 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan on Monday, March 21 signed a decree to establish a professional commission on constitutional reforms, guided by clause 10 of article 68 of the NKR Constitution. The decision was based on the necessity to improve mechanisms of implementing the law supremacy and democracy principles, perfecting the balance between the power branches and raising the efficiency of public administration. The decree approved the composition of the committee, headed by the Artsakh National Assembly chairman Ashot Ghoulyan. Under to the decree, the professional commission was assigned to introduce to the President the concept of the constitutional reforms by May 1, 2016, and, in the event of its approval, elaborate and hand in a corresponding project to the President by September 10, 2016. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |