ARMENIAN CONSTITUTION UP TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Feb 7 2007

YEREVAN, February 7. /ARKA/. Armenian Constitution is up to European
standards, Armenian National Assembly’s press office quoted Speaker
Tigran Torosyan as saying Monday at his meeting with OSCE Parliamentary
Assembly Chairman Goran Lennmarker.

He pointed out that the amended Constitution allows Armenian citizens
to appeal to Constitutional Court.

"Constitutional Court has already received 200 appeals, while for the
decade of its activity, the court considered only eight", speaker said.

"The amended Constitution also enabled the parliamentary opposition to
appeal to Constitutional Court, and positive decisions on two cases
are already made", he said Torosyan pointed out that as a result of
constitutional reformation, progress in justice and local governing
systems are already visible, and political system will face changes
after coming parliamentary elections.

Torsyan also presented domestic political situation and lawmaking
process to Lennmarker. He said 27 of 52 government-proposed bills
are already passed by parliament and taken force. Torosyan said the
number of approved laws is expected to reach 30 to 35 soon.

He also stressed that amended Electoral Code laid favorable ground
for holding elections properly.