NA PASSES THE AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AT FIRST READING
Lena Badeyan
"Radiolur"
24.02.2010 18:33
The Armenian National Assembly has passed amendments in the RA Law on
International Agreements at first reading . Taking into consideration
the urgency of the issue, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian proposed
to hold the second hearing within 24 hours.
"The bill submitted by the government is essential but insufficient.
It empowers the government to deal with the Armenian-Turkish process
but keeps the parliament aside. We are convinced that the National
Assembly should be fully engaged in the process to make Armenia’s
foreign policy more flexible and prevent Turkey from imposing
preconditions," said Armen Rustamyan, head of the parliamentary
committee on foreign affairs.
Members of Government keep insisting that the legislative initiative is
not clearly linked to the Armenian-Turkish protocols. It is applicable
to all international agreements and gives flexibility to the Armenian
diplomacy.