CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ARMENIA CONSIDERED THE PROTOCOL OF CONFIRMATION OF CIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REGULATIONSFebruary 9, 2001 - 20:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 09.02.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia considered today the appeal of the President of Armenia Robert Kocharian about accordance of the Protocol of confirmation of CIS Executive Committee regulations (June 21, 2000) with the main law. Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian was the official representative of the president at court.The CC resolved that the Protocol of confirmation of CIS charter corresponds to the Constitution of Armenia. The protocol determines the structure of CIS Executive Committee, common points of work organization. The Committee is subordinate to the CIS Council of heads of states, CIS Foreign Ministerial Council and CIS Economic Council. Azerbaijan, the Ukraine and Uzbekistan signed the protocol with a special opinion, while Georgia and Moldavia - with reservations. An arguable point of the protocol is granting the Committee a status of international organization with the right of participation in various forums. -0- Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |