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| 02.04.2004 |
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On April 2 the first sitting of the Youth Parliament, created by the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Youth was held.
In the opening speech Hranush Hakobyan, the NA deputy, Chairman of the Committee noted that the creation of the Youth Parliament in our country has the objective of strengthening democracy, promoting the law-making activities, creating young leaders, establishing ties with youth parliaments of different countries, and reaching the pressing issues of the youth in an operative way to the Parliament and Government.
Tigran Torosyan, the NA Vice-Chairman and Larisa Alaverdyan, the Ombudsperson addressed the
The Youth MPs presented different parties, creative unions, student councils and public institutions.
Taking the example of the Parliament, the elderly deputy, 33 year-old Artur Manukyan presided the first sitting and it was decided that all the others will preside the forthcoming sittings in turn.
After adopting the agenda by voting, the elections of accounting commissions were held and then the Rules of Procedure of the Youth Parliament created on the basis of the NA Rules of Procedure was debated. The third issue of the agenda related to the bill “On the Higher and Post-Graduate Specialized Education”, which presented Ararat Malkhasyan, the NA deputy. At the end he answered the young
6 Standing Committees were formed and Chairmen and deputies were elected by the example of the National Assembly.
On May 7 at 2pm the next sitting of the Youth Parliament will be held.
The activity of the young parliamentarians was very enthusiastic, which assures the necessity and importance of creating a youth parliament. |
