YEREVAN(Public Radio of Armenia) — On March 21, Artsakh President Bako Sahakian signed a decree on establishing a professional commission on constitutional reforms under the Artsakh President. The new decree was signed with the goal of improving mechanisms of implementing law supremacy and democracy principles, while perfecting the balance between the power branches and raising the efficiency of public administration.
In addition, the decree took into consideration the suggestion of political parties represented in the National Assembly and non-parliamentary political forces and was guided by the 10th clause of the 68th article Karabakh’s constitution.
The decree approved the composition of the commission at the head of the National Assembly Chairman Ashot Ghoulyan.
By May 1, 2016, the professional commission will be assigned to introduce to the President the concept of the constitutional reforms and in case of its approval by September 10, 2016 elaborate and hand in to the President the project of the constitutional reforms.
