RA CC deprived Ankara of chance to accuse Armenia of possible failureJanuary 14, 2010 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In its conclusion, Armenia's Constitutional Court made clear-cut legal assessment on Armenia-Turkish Protocols, and it's very good it found documents conformable to Armenia's organic law, constitutional law expert Vardan Poghosyan finds.RA CC deprived Turkey of the chance to shift the blame on Armenia in case of possible failure, he told Thursday a news conference organized jointly with Vladimir Vardanyan, Head of International Treaties Department at RA Constitutional Court. At that, he noted that the court's decision establishes the framework of relations with Turkey since the conclusion has legally binding effect on all Armenian senior officials, including the President. Asked by journalist whether National Assembly should make reservations to the Protocols, the expert said he saw no such necessity for that following the verdict of Constitutional Court. Vladimir Vardanyan noted for his part that the Protocols, like any other international treaty, were not devoid of shortcomings. "To make any changes it sis necessary to reject the existing documents and conclude new ones but that is not realistic," he said. The protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the common border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation. On January 12, 2010 RA Constitutional Court found the documents conformable to Armenia's Organic Law. 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. |