On July 11thMIAK held a conference on the topic of “Constitution:
Theory and Political Reality.” It was
attended by political figures, famous lawyers, representatives of NGOs,
students and journalists. The main
speakers at the conference were the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on
State and Legal Affairs of theNational
Assembly Mr. David Haroutyunyan and Ombudsman Mr. Armen Haroutyunyan.
The speakers
addressed the Armenian Constitution and the role and meaning of introduced
amendments.They also analyzed positive
implications and drawbacks of the Constitution and expressed opinions as to the
real impact of the Constitution on the process of resolving the challenges
posed in front of the country. The
presentations were followed by an active question and answer session and extensive
discussions on various aspects of the Constitution.
The conference
was widely covered by the Armenian mass media.
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