Armenian Constitution Comparable to European Standards

If the government says it, it must be true:

Armenian Constitution is up to European standards, Armenian National Assembly's press office quoted Speaker Tigran Torosyan as saying Monday. He pointed out that the amended Constitution allows Armenian citizens to appeal to Constitutional Court. "Constitutional Court has already received 200 appeals, while for the decade of its activity, the court considered only eight", speaker said.

"The amended Constitution also enabled the parliamentary opposition to appeal to Constitutional Court, and positive decisions on two cases are already made", he said
Torosyan pointed out that as a result of constitutional reformation, progress in justice and local governing systems are already visible, and political system will face changes after coming parliamentary elections.

He also stressed that amended Electoral Code laid favorable ground for holding elections properly.

I can't claim to be an expert on the Armenian constitution, but you can certainly read what seems like an un-updated version on its official site. Neat, huh?

Source: ARKA

Armenian Army Celebrates 15th Birthday

Yes, yes: this happened a few days ago, but yours truly was too busy trying to improve other areas of the blog and fell behind a little bit.

January 28 is the 15th anniversary of the Armenian army. In this connection a number of events have been organized.

"Fifteen years ago it would seem incredible that in such a short spell the groups protecting Artsakh would turn into the strongest army in the region. Today it is a fact which became reality thanks to the effort of thousands of Armenians", Tigran Torosyan said.

"The presence of the army tempered in war and peace is a reason for being proud. I congratulate the Armenian nation and its soldiers on the 15th anniversary of the army, and I pay my tribute of gratitude to the memory of all those Armenians who gave their life for the realization of this dream."

Congratulations to the Armenian Army! Maybe in the next 15 years they can work on decreasing the number of soldiers who either die or become psychologically altered while serving in times of peace. Better yet, maybe they can join the civilized world and end mandatory service.

Source: A1+