REGNUM
September 21, 2006September 21, 2006

Nagorno Karabakh Parliament deputy speaker: "Adoption of constitution
is important step on the path to integration"

"Our party has its own approaches to the draft constitution,
submitted for parliamentary discussion. We believe that features of
the Karabakh state system should be recorded in the constitution. As
a member of state constitutional commission, I tabled a number of
motions; majority of them were accepted at a commission session,"
Nagorno Karabakh National Assembly Deputy Speaker, Free Homeland
Party co-Chair Rudik Usnunts is quoted by a REGNUM correspondent as
stating in interview to Karabakh Demo public newspaper.

According to him, adoption of the constitution will contribute to
increasing efficiency activity of all three power branches. The latter
will contribute to strengthening democratic foundations in the country.

According to the draft constitution, prime minister will be appointed
by country’s president after consultations with the National Assembly
chairman and parliamentary factions’ leaders. "We believe that prime
minister should be appointed by the parliament; we will insist on
the recoding it in the constitution.

>>From our point of view, it will become a step to increasing role
and responsibility of parliament," Rudik Usnunts stressed.

According to the NKR parliament deputy speaker, the ‘neither war
nor peace’ state does not prevent country from having a progressive
constitution, adoption of which "will become considerable step on the
path to country’s integration into civilized world and international
recognition." "Artsakh people, who have won on battle field, should
live worth life; constitution should become legal guarantor of it,"
Radik Usnunts pointed out.