ARMENIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT APPROVES ARMENIA-UNHCR COOPERATION AGREEMENT

YEREVAN, JULY 19. ARMINFO. Today Armenia’ Constitutional Court approved
the Armenia-UNHCR cooperation agreement.

Armenia’s Deputy FM Gegam Garibjanyan says that UNHCR has worked in
Armenia since Dec 1999 but the agreement on its status was adopted
as late as Nov 22 25004.

Singing the agreement from the Armenian side was Armenia’s FM Vardan
Oskanyan. In the agreement the Armenian government pledges to provide
UNHCR with all out support in its meeting refugees from Azerbaijan
and providing them with legal, and social assistance.

UNHCR employees are exempt from social payments according to UN refugee
convention of 1946. The agreement runs counter to some articles
of Armenia’s criminal code but it is an international agreement is
superior to a national law which will be considered by the parliament.