Tuesday, 23 September 2008
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Federal Republic of Germany constitutional court chairman Hans-Jurgen Papier.
Tigran Sargsyan prioritized the cooperation between the constitutional courts of Armenia Germany as the latter has about a 6 decade-long history and a wealth of traditions which may be useful to our country: "Armenia's constitutional court is still young but it has faced many challenges so far," the Prime Minister said as he briefed the guests on the path covered by the Armenian authorities since independence in building a sovereign statehood, including the establishment of the constitutional court and the rise in the public status of this key institute. "While the need for building up a proper legal framework prevailed during the first years of independence, what matters most today is to enforce the laws and constitutional norms adopted," Tigran Sargsyan underscored. The Prime Minister highlighted Armenia's eagerness to master the German know-how in exposing public officials' interests, introducing and enforcing ethical standards.
FRG constitutional court chairman Hans-Jurgen Papier expressed readiness to forward to Armenia his country's long experience in this field and added that Germany was interested in handing down the expertise so built up to constitutional courts in eastern and south-eastern countries.
In conclusion, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan thanked Mr. Papier for his willingness of cooperation and expressed hope that this visit would be useful in this respect. The head of the Armenian government took the opportunity to evoke the cooperation between the two governments and express high appreciation of the multifaceted technical assistance received from the German government.
