August 3, 2005 - 10:04 AMT
VLADIMIR PRYAKHIN COMPARED ADOPTION OF RA CONSTITUTION WITH FOOTBALL MATCH
The adoption of the new Constitution is one of the commitments Armenia undertook at the entry to the CoE, head of the OSCE Yerevan Office, Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin stated during today's press conference dedicated to the constitution reform process. "The current draft Constitution is closer to international standards", he said. He agreed with the Venice Commission on the necessity of open debate of the constitutional amendments. As for the possible obstacles posed by the opposition, Vladimir Pryakhin compared the constitutional debates with a football match, where condemnation of players and the referee is possible but own goals are absurd.