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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTED DRAFT CONSTITUTION
Azat Artsakh, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
Nov 4 2006
On November 1 the second reading of the of the draft constitution of
NKR took place. Speaker Ashot Ghulian said after the first reading
and public debates a number of proposals were made, including 127 by
the parliamentary groups and factions and members of parliament. In
accordance with the bylaws, all the proposals have been presented to
the head of the Task Force on the Constitution. The amended draft was
presented to the parliament for the second reading. The head of the
Task Force, Attorney General Armen Zalinian thanked the members of
parliament for their constructive approach during the debates over the
draft constitution and mentioned that this cooperation resulted in a
Constitution "we can be proud of". He also thanked the citizens of the
Republic for their activity during the public debates on the draft,
which means that the society is involved in the process of writing
and adopting the constitution, and everyone realizes its importance
in our present and future life. With regard to the proposals, the
head of the Task Force said the focus was on the provisions, which
need additional clarification to enable every citizen to perceive the
structural and functional powers of one state institution or another,
as well as the proposals which would improve the draft. The chair of
the State and Legal Committee Yuri Hairapetian and the chair of the
Committee of Defense, Security and Law Enforcement Rudik Hyusnunts
stated in their reports that the conclusions of the committees were
positive. After the reports of the factions the majority, 29 members of
parliament voted for the draft, 1 member of parliament voted against,
and 1 member of parliament abstained.
Azat Artsakh, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
Nov 4 2006
On November 1 the second reading of the of the draft constitution of
NKR took place. Speaker Ashot Ghulian said after the first reading
and public debates a number of proposals were made, including 127 by
the parliamentary groups and factions and members of parliament. In
accordance with the bylaws, all the proposals have been presented to
the head of the Task Force on the Constitution. The amended draft was
presented to the parliament for the second reading. The head of the
Task Force, Attorney General Armen Zalinian thanked the members of
parliament for their constructive approach during the debates over the
draft constitution and mentioned that this cooperation resulted in a
Constitution "we can be proud of". He also thanked the citizens of the
Republic for their activity during the public debates on the draft,
which means that the society is involved in the process of writing
and adopting the constitution, and everyone realizes its importance
in our present and future life. With regard to the proposals, the
head of the Task Force said the focus was on the provisions, which
need additional clarification to enable every citizen to perceive the
structural and functional powers of one state institution or another,
as well as the proposals which would improve the draft. The chair of
the State and Legal Committee Yuri Hairapetian and the chair of the
Committee of Defense, Security and Law Enforcement Rudik Hyusnunts
stated in their reports that the conclusions of the committees were
positive. After the reports of the factions the majority, 29 members of
parliament voted for the draft, 1 member of parliament voted against,
and 1 member of parliament abstained.