ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES BILL "ON FOREIGNERS"
Arka News Agency, Armenia
Dec 5 2006
YEREVAN, December 4. /ARKA/. The Armenian Parliament approved in the
first reading the bill "On foreigners". RA Deputy Foreign Minister
Gegham Gharibjanyan said that the bill regulates issues of foreigners’
ingress and egress, stay in and transit through Armenia.
The bill also stipulates the order of employment of foreign citizens.
"The bill is rather flexible and will allow Armenia to promptly and
properly respond to international processes, as well as regulate its
immigration policy," Gharibjanyan said.
He pointed out that the law ensures protection of human rights, and
reflects the judicial practice of the European Court of Human Rights.
"This is of special importance after the European Convention o Human
Rights took effect in Armenia," Gharibjanyan said.
He pointed out that the RA Law "On the legal status of foreign
citizens" adopted in 1994 contains a number of provisions running
counter to the RA Constitution and other laws, as well as to a number
of international agreements.