RA Constitution prohibits Parliament to participate in conclusion of international treaties

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"Proposal of the ARFD parliamentary group about involvement of the Armenian Parliament in negotiating of international treaties is understandable and acceptable for me," Armenian MP Viktor Dallakyan said.



However, according to him, that proposal cannot be applied in practice, since the Armenian Constitution does not allow that. "Under the Constitution the Parliament ratifies and denounces international treaties only by the president’ request. So unfortunately, according to RA Constitution, Parliament has no right to take the initiative to denounce or suspend a treaty," he stressed.



The MP also suggested to preserve the right of initiative to suspend or denounce international treaties only for the president, since he concludes international treaties. "A government should have the right to make proposals to suspend a treaty," Victor Dallakyan said.