Rustamian: Dual Citizenship to Contribute to Organization of Armenianhood

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.06.2006 17:57 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ National Assembly Foreign Relations Committee on
Friday held hearings titled "Dual Citizenship: International Law and
Experience," attended by representatives of political parties and
non-governmental organizations. The hearings were initiated by the
NA’s Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun faction. Foreign
Relations Committee Chairman Armen Rustamian noted in his opening
remarks that such discussion would be held regularly to study in detail
the international practice and make the future law more consistent
with the international standards.

"The dual citizenship is a crucial issue to us and it we should discuss
it comprehensively in order to adopt a law that would flawlessly
contribute to organization of Armenians and strengthening of Armenia,"
Rustamian said. Science and Education Minister Levon Mkrtchian made
a report on the international regulation of the dual citizenship,
noting that the discussion has been going on for over 10 years. But
following the latest amendments to the constitution, a new situation
has emerged, Mkrtchian noted. Constitutional Court President Gagik
Harutiunian, in turn, reminded that only 54 out of 191 member states
of the United Nations recognize the dual citizenship, and that in
1950’s many voiced concerns about it. Therefore, Harutiunian said, it
is critical to adopt such law that would dismiss those concerns. Other
politicians and experts also presented their views, reported Yerkir.