The
NA vice speaker Tigran Torosian introduces the opinion of CoE Venice commission
about three projects of Constitutional changes which was affirmed in the session
of December 4-5 and conveyed to Armenia on the 8th of December. First
of all Tigran Torosian interpreted why the conclusion about Arshak Sadoyan’s,
the coalition’s and the UNO’s examination of the projects of constitutional changes
is only intermediate: "There is an agreement when the authors of the projects
receive this opinion and the NA works on the projects the commission of Venice
will return to the constitutional changes once more when a project will be produced.
And it will be the final one." The president of public organization "Democracy"
Vardan Poghosian mentioned that the commission of Venice had made a conclusion
in its intermediate opinion the projects produced after 2001 aren’t improvements
and constitutional reforms. To our request whether the commission of Venice marked
in that way Tigran Torosian answered: " Certainly the commission couldn’t
give such kind of appraisals. Unfortunately, some people and organizations as
in this case as another cases try to surpass the events and form a certain area
by their declarations."He quoted some appraisals produced by the commission
of Venice: "The constitutional changes suggested by the projects of the coalition
and the UN coincide with the suggestions produced in the project of 2001 Constitution.
It is also mentioned in the conclusion that those two projects are a step ahead
of the current Constitution and may assist the realization of Armenian obligations
towards the Council of Europe. Vardan Poghosian quoted that the commission of
Venice mentioned with sadness that according to the project of the coalition the
NA had no part in the formation of the Government. The commission appreciated
negatively that the RA president could liquidate the NA if the latter wasn’t agrees
with the removal of the Prime Minister. While Tigran Torosian quoted formulations
from the conclusion of the passage of Arshak Sadoyan’s project. "The second
project of the suggestions don’t refer to some axial issues such as the defense
of human rights and freedoms or the juridical authority. And includes some instructions
the utilization of which isn’t realizable in practice."The most important
provision of the Venice’s commission intermediate conclusion is the following:
" The commission considers the project of 2001 Constitutional changes as
the basis of reforms after discussions and working up some provisions." To
our question is the 2001 project is more balanced than the present variants Tigran
Torosian answered: " When the projects of changes are discussed article by
article the mechanism of 2001 project is more complete and may satisfy all demands.
But I think the whole conclusion is more important and not its some provisions.
All the more some provisions have been produced violently and with the desire
interpretations."The NA vice speaker also said: " According to the
NA codex one of three projects must be assumed as a basis and work on it. Taking
into consideration the conclusion of Venice’s commission we must restore those
approaches which existed in the project of 2001."Anna
Israelian
