NKR Parliament Adopted Draft Constitution At Second Reading

NKR PARLIAMENT ADOPTED DRAFT CONSTITUTION AT SECOND READING

ArmRadio.am
01.11.2006 16:17

The National Assembly of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic adopted the
draft Constitution at second reading.

ArmInfo correspondent reports from Stepanakert that the draft was
adopted with a devastating majority of votes. The Deputies have taken
the decision to presentt the document for nationwide voting on December
10. It is noted in the draft Constitution that the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic is a sovereign, democratic, legal and social state. The
authority in NKR belongs to people. People apply its authority
through free elections, referendums, as well as through state and
self-governance bodies and officials. The state is the guarantor of
the fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizen, in compliance
with accepted principles and norms of international law.