Venice Commission work recorded serious progress

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| 19:14:19 | 24-06-2005 | Politics | PACE SUMMER SESSION 2005 |

VENICE COMMISSION WORK RECORDED SERIOUS PROGRESS

According to the agreements reached as a result of the meeting of the Venice
Commission working group and the Armenian delegation, up to June 7 the head
of the Armenian delegation to COE must represent to the Venice Commission
the draft Constitution which must reflect the content of the document
adopted as a result of today’s discussions.

`The document especially underlines that the final draft must preserve the
principle of checks and balances. Till July 25, 2005 the Venice Commission
must evaluate the renewed draft Constitution’, said expert of Constitutional
right Vardan Petrosyan who took part in the session. He also mentioned that
the Armenian authorities must take into account possible offers by the
Venice Commission.

The draft Constitution must be represented to the second reading of the NA
in August. The third reading must take place as soon as possible, and the
Referendum must be organized in November, 2005. `I think, today’s session of
the Venice Commission working group recorded serious progress, as the
document adopted as a result of today’s discussions outlines the principles
of solution of all the three main issues. Now the principles must be turned
into clear-cut articles’, said Mr. Pogosyan.