RA Constitutional Court To Return Verdict On Protocols

[Felekian Ara]

RA CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO RETURN VERDICT ON PROTOCOLS

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Oct 19 2009

The RA Constitutional Court is to confirm the constitutionality of
the Armenian-Turkish Protocols signed on October 10 before they are
submitted to the Armenian Parliament for ratification, RA Presidential
Spokesman Samvel Safaryan told NEWS.am.

He explained the procedure of ratification of the Armenian-Turkish
Protocols by the Republic of Armenia:

- the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall follow the interagency
procedure of considering the documents;

- the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall send the documents to the
RA President;

- the RA President shall send the signed Protocols to the RA
Constitutional Court for confirming the constitutionality of the
documents;

- the RA Constitutional Court shall confirm the constitutionality of
the Protocols;

- the Constitutional Court shall send its verdict to the RA President;

- the RA President shall submit the Protocols to the RA National
Assembly for discussion and ratification;

- according to the established order, the RA Ministry of Foreign
Affairs shall prepare instruments of ratification and submit it to
the RA President for signing;

- the instruments of ratification signed by the RA President shall
be sealed with the State Seal of the Republic of Armenia and signed
by the RA Minister of Foreign Affairs;

The sides are to exchange the instruments of ratification, after
which the documents take effect.