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    CE VENICE COMMISSION FULFILLS POLITICAL ORDER: ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN

    YEREVAN, MAY 31. ARMINFO. "Making such a strong and categorical
    statement on the project of Armenia's constitutional reforms, the
    CE Venice commission fulfilled a definite political order", stated
    the leader of the ARFD faction Levon Lazarian in an interview to
    ARMINFO's reporter.

    In his words, this strong estimation is conditioned by the aspiration
    of the CE to keep parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Lazarian
    noted that the Venice commission has no power to make such a
    categorical conclusion comprised of political estimation. "It is
    strange that the Venice commission conferred exceptionally with legal
    functions made a political estimation to Armenia's constitutional
    amendments when this document is being elaborated and cannot be
    changed cardinally from the first to the second reading in Parliament",
    he stated.

    Lazarian stressed that issues concerned with the forthcoming Jun
    1 visit of Commission's experts to Armenia, as well as the text of
    Commission's conclusion were discussed during May 30 meeting with
    Armenia's President Robert Kocharyan.

    Authors of constitutional amendments' project were surprised by that
    conclusion as they themselves expressed readiness to discuss and
    find solutions concerning provisions on which the Venice commission
    presented such a strong estimation afterwards. For example, they are
    ready to withdraw from the document a provision noted that mayor of
    Yerevan is appointed by president.

    "We think that it is no need to fix the issue on status of Yerevan
    mayor in the Constitution, it may be solved by a special law",
    Maktrchyan stated. In his words, the project's authors also intend
    to elaborate provisions concerning both rights and powers of local
    self-government bodies and the appointment of judges and prosecutors.
    Lazarian noted that the project of Armenia's constitutional amendments
    will be adopted at the second reading - till June 24 PACE session.

    To note, main remarks in the Venice commission's conclusion concerned
    with the order of forming both the government and the justice
    council, dissolution of parliament, appointment and dismissal of
    prime ministers, judges and prosecutors, the issue on president's
    participation at governmental sittings, as well as the appointment of
    Yerevan mayor. The Venice experts will arrive in Armenia to discuss
    in detail the project of constitutional amendments offered by ruling
    coalition. -r-
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