ARMENIA WALKS OUT OF CIS ECONOMIC COURT

Armenpress
Sept 27 2006

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS: Justice minister David Harutunian
told the parliament today that president Robert Kocharian has suggested
that Armenia walk out of the CIS Economic Court.

Harutunian explained that Armenia joined the CIS Economic Court in
1993 and throughout its 13 year membership it neither acted as a
plaintiff nor as a defendant.

"Over these 13 years we had a representative in the CIS Economic Court,
but after analyzing its performance we have arrived at a conclusion
that the Court has failed to perform what it was supposed to do and
actually it plays no role in settling economic disputes among CIS
members," he said. A parliament committee on foreign relations has
backed the proposal.