PACE INTENDS TO CALL ON ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES TO COMPLETELY FULFIL
VENICE COMMISSION’S PROPOSALS
STRASBOURG, JUNE 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The draft on the process of
constitutional reforms in Armenia to be discussed at the PACE June 23
sitting is already ready. According to the Liberty radio station, the
draft calls on the Armenian authorities to completely fulfil Venice
Commission’s proposals and to hold the second reading of the draft
constitutional amendments at the National Assembly not later than in
August. The draft also suggests taking urgent steps aimed at starting
a dialogue with the opposition about this issue and holding the
constitutional referendum not later than in November. At the same
time, it calls on the opposition to stop the parliamentary boycott and
to contribute to realization of CE’s proposals regarding the
constitutional reforms. The radio station foretells that it’s
improbable that any of the above-mentioned proposals fixed in the
draft will be left out of the document to be adopted by the Assembly.