NKR PARLIAMENT DECLARED DECEMBER 10 A CONSTITUTION DAY

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
April 26 2007

April 25 the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic National Assembly’s sitting
was held.

Before discussing the issues of the agenda the deputies honored the
memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and Russia’s
first President Boris Yeltsin with a minute of silence.

The MPs approved the amendment to the law on civil service, according
to which the deputies working at the National Assembly not on a
permanent basis have the right to work as civil employees.

The Parliament also adopted amendments to the law on holidays and
memorable dates. In this connection December 10 was declared the NKR
Constitution Day, while February 21 was declared the Mother Language
Day. The amendment to the law on state awards was also adopted.

According to the amended law the military units and subdivisions of
the NKR Defense Army will be decorated with state orders and medals.

The amendment on decorating the Republic’s towns and settlements with
state orders was voted down by the deputies. The Parliament adopted
the NKR Electoral Code in the second, final reading.