ARFD WORKS TOWARDS INCLUDING RA CC RATIONALE IN PROTOCOLS

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.01.2010 15:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ ARF Dashnaksutyun believes it would be more
reasonable for RA Constitutional Court to confirm non-conformity of
Armenia-Turkey Protocols with the RA Constitution.

"Nevertheless, the CC rationale is a convincing argument against
ratification of the Protocols by the RA National Assembly," said
Kiro Manoyan, ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau Hay Dat and Political Affairs
Office director.

"ARFD parliamentary group will press for introduction of legislative
changes to allow inclusion of RA Constitutional Court’s rationale in
the Armenian-Turkish Protocols," he said.

The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of
the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet
Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks
held through Swiss mediation.

On January 12, 2010, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Armenia found the protocols conformable to the country’s Organic Law.