Heritage boycotts the bill on International Agreements
The Armenian parliament adopted Wednesday the bill on making amendments to the Law "On International Agreements" with 88 votes for and one abstention.
The bill allows to conclude agreements with unrecognized states.
Before the vote, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Armen Rustamyan highlighted the bill saying it gives an opportunity to sign a military, political agreement with NKR. Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said the unrecognized object becomes a side of international agreement after signing a treaty with Armenia.
They suggested adopting the amendments in the first reading and addressing the concerns before the second reading.
Heritage did not participate in the vote arguing that Armenia can sign agreements with Karabakh only after it recognizes NKR independence.
Chairman of Heritage parliamentary group Stepan Safaryan labeled the bill as "not complying with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties."
The party also boycotted the vote on the draft law on "Bestowing Medals of Honour" approved by the National Assembly with 88 votes.
Currently, the Armenian parliament is considering the draft budget for 2011.
