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 30.04.2025Committee debates and rejects proposals submitted by collective petition regarding repeal of tax amendments At the sitting of April 30, the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs debated the draft conclusion on the substantiation of the proposals submitted by the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Cooperation Association NGO by the collective petition on the repeal of the Laws HO 340-N on Making Addenda...  30.04.2025It is proposed to impose a ban on placing advertisements for gambling, internet gambling, casinos or gaming halls, or lotteries at RA border checkpoints, hotel facilities The necessity to adopt the law is conditioned by the necessity to restrict the placement of gambling advertisements. It is proposed to impose a ban on the placement of gambling, internet gambling, casino or gaming hall or lottery advertisements at the border entry points, as well as in hotel facilit...  30.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan writes a condolence note in Book of Condolences opened at Iranian Embassy in Armenia On April 30, the RA NA Vice President, the RA NA Acting President Hakob Arshakyan visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia and wrote a condolence note in the Book of Condolences, opened in memory of those killed in the tragic explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port near Bandar Abbas in...  30.04.2025Committee endorses legislative package debated in second reading The drafts propose to regulate the procedure for implementing inspection control over the assessment of a person’s functionality. This was stated by the Head of the Inspection Bodies’ Coordination Bureau of the RA Prime Minister’s Office Petros Martirosyan, presenting the legislative package on Maki...  30.04.2025Committee debates reports on activities of Competition Protection and Public Services Regulatory Commissions for 2024 During 2024, more than 3 billion AMD of fines were imposed on economic operators for competition law violations, of which about 1 billion 124 million AMD have already been transferred to the state budget. The Chairman of the Competition Protection Commission Gegham Gevorgyan said this at the April 3...  30.04.2025Proposed amendment to facilitate process of cargo transportation by road between two countries The automobile communication between Armenia and Kazakhstan is regulated by the Agreement on Automobile Communication signed in 2006, which mainly regulates interstate regular and irregular passenger transportation and the sphere of cargo transportation. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Ter...  30.04.2025NA Standing Committees to convene sittings The sitting of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport will take place on April 29 at 13:00, in Hall 414.On April 30 at 11:00, in Hall 214 the of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs will take place, and the extraordinary sitting – on May 5 at 11:00, in...  29.04.2025Statement by RA NA President on resignation application of member of Competition Protection Commission “In accordance with Article 147.1 of the constitutional law the Rules of Procedure, the member of the Competition Protection Commission Karen Sedrakyan submitted a resignation application on April 28, 2025.Pursuant to Article 147.2 of the constitutional law the Rules of Procedure:2. If within a week...  29.04.2025Delegation led by RA NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan is in Stockholm On April 28-29, within the framework of the Programme for Democratic Cooperation Development between the National Assembly and the Riksdag of the Kingdom of Sweden, the delegation, comprised of the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vladimir Vardanyan, the Head of the R...  29.04.2025Committee debates draft laws regarding education sector in second reading The purpose of adopting the draft is to regulate the comprehensive activities of the inspection body’s supervision in the education sector. This was stated by the Head of the Inspection Bodies’ Coordination Bureau of the RA Prime Minister’s Office Petros Martirosyan at the sitting of the NA Standing...  29.04.2025Adoption of law lays foundation for establishment of cultural auction field in Armenia Cultural auctions play an important role worldwide. They boost the development of mechanisms and tools for selling works of art, and the formation of the art market. The RA Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Alfred Kocharyan said this. According to him, the cultural auctions a...  29.04.2025Word “reserve” proposed to be replaced with term “archeological site” The law on the Protection and Use of Immovable Monuments of History and Culture and the Historical Environment uses the word “reserve,” which does not correspond to international terminology. It is proposed to be replaced with the term “archeological site.”...  25.04.2025Draft decision on establishing a parliamentary Ethics Committee debated The NA With Honor and Armenia factions presented a draft decision on Creating Parliamentary Ethics Committee on the behaviour of the deputy of the National Assembly Andranik Kocharyan.The member of With Honor Faction Taguhi Tovmasyan presented the draft at the sitting convened by the Standing Commit...  25.04.2025Reforms outlined in RA-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement in the field of justice discussed On April 25, in the National Assembly a work discussion on the reforms outlined in RA-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement in the field of justice took place on the initiative of the Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on European Integration Meri Galstyan.“The main functions of th...  25.04.2025Levon Kocharyan meets with students On April 25, the deputy of the NA Armenia Faction Levon Kocharyan met with a group of students studying in different years at the Faculty of International Relations of Yerevan State University.The students asked the questions that interested them, which, in particular, related to the domestic and fo...  25.04.2025Statement on considering powers of Constitutional Court Judge Vahe Grigoryan to be terminated “Taking as a basis the application for resignation of Constitutional Court Judge Vahe Grigoryan and guided by Article 147.2 of the Constitutional Law Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, to consider the powers of the Constitutional Court Judge Vahe Grigoryan to have been terminated as of Apr...  25.04.2025Report on activities of Prosecutor’s Office for 2024 debated In 2024, 40.232 cases of crime were recorded in the RA, out of which 18.397 were in Yerevan. Compared to the previous year, the number of cases decreased by 434 or 1.1%. This was stated by the RA Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan, presenting the report on the activities of the RA Prosecutor’s Offi...  25.04.2025Financial Agreement for construction of a 60 km road between Sisian and Kajaran debated The draft proposes to ratify the Financial Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the European Investment Bank "Armenia. Sisian-Kajaran road section project European Fund for Sustainable Development + Special Investment Window 1".According to the Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration ...  25.04.2025Agreement aimed at increasing energy efficiency in public buildings under jurisdiction of Yerevan Municipality debated On November 12, 2024, the Republic of Armenia and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed an Investment Grant Agreement for the Second Energy Efficiency Project in Yerevan in the amount of 10.1 million euros. The total cost of the project is 38 million euros, which will be financed from the follow...  24.04.2025Tribute to memory of Armenian Genocide victims On April 24, the President of the RA National Assembly Alen Simonyan, the RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan, the deputies of the Civil Contract Faction of the National Assembly and other officials paid tribute to the 1.5 million victims of the Armen...  24.04.2025Message by RA NA President Alen Simonyan on 110th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide Dear compatriots,April 24 is one of the hard and sad days of our national memory. On this day, we commemorate the memory of one and a half million innocent Armenians, who became just a victim of genocide for being Armenian.The Armenian Genocide is a deep wound of history, which today is still heard ...  23.04.2025Work discussion on legal regulations related to public noise “We receive various complaints related to public noise. Loud music playing in different settlements of the Republic of Armenia, especially at night, construction work accompanied by noise, various manifestations of noise in apartment buildings, noise caused by the operation of vehicles, and in gener...  23.04.2025Issues regarding the care of children with disabilities debated On April 23, on the initiative of the member of the RA NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs Lilit Stepanyan parents of children with disabilities visited the parliament to discuss a number of issues and problems of concern to them.The Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Health ...  23.04.2025Members of RA NA delegation meets with delegation led by PACE President On April 23, the members of the RA NA delegation to PACE led by the NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan met with the delegation led by PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos.Issues regarding the regional developments and domestic political topics were discussed at the meeting....  23.04.2025Alen Simonyan receives delegation led by PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos On April 23, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan met with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Theodoros Rousopoulos.The issues regarding the RA-EU relations, the ongoing democratic reforms and regional developments were at the core of the interlocutors’ discussi...  23.04.2025Parliamentary Briefings: With Honor Faction The Head of With Honor Faction Hayk Mamijanyan gave an introductory speech during the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings, and then answered the questions of the media representatives....  23.04.2025Parliamentary Briefings: Civil Contract Faction During the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings, the Secretary of the Civil Contract Faction Artur Hovhannisyan and the deputy Vahagn Aleksanyan answered the journalists’ questions....  23.04.2025Parliamentary Briefings: Armenia Faction Kristine Vardanyan from the Armenia Faction took part in the in the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings. The MP first made a brief statement and then answered the journalists’ questions....  22.04.2025Hayk Konjoryan meets with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to Armenia On April 22, the Head of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Hayk Konjoryan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to Armenia Christos Sofianopoulos.During the meeting programmes aimed at bilateral parliamentary cooperation were discussed.Reference was made to development o...  22.04.2025Draft law on possibility of obtaining a water use permit in reserve approved by Committee The draft law on Amending the Law on Specially Protected Areas of Nature was debated in the second reading at an extraordinary sitting of the Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environment Protection.There were no written proposals during the per...  22.04.2025Reports on activities for 2024 of Anti-Corruption and Investigative Committees debated On April 22, at the sitting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs the reports on the activities of the Anti-Corruption and Investigative Committees for 2024 were debated.As, the Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee Artur Nahapetyan presented, during 2024, the Committee carried...  22.04.2025Proposed amendment to Law on Specially Protected Areas of Nature debated at extraordinary sitting On April 22, an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly was convened at the initiative of the Government. The draft law on Amending the Law on Specially Protected Areas of Nature was debated. It was presented in the first reading by the RA Minister of Environment Hakob Simidyan. The draft law...  22.04.2025Draft law on extending the deadline for filing declarations for 2024 and 2025 reporting years until November 1 adopted On April 22, the National Assembly continued the work of the extraordinary sitting convened the previous day and debated in the second reading the draft law on Making Amendments and Addenda to the Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia authored by the deputy of the NA Civil Contract Faction Babken Tuny...  22.04.2025Addenda and amendment to RA Labor Code At the extraordinary sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairsconvened on April 22, the proposed addenda and amendment to the Labor Code of the Republic of Armenia were debated in the second reading.The Government proposes in the draft law that from the moment of applying as a...  22.04.2025Initiative on changing deadlines for introducing declarations approved in Committee This year, for those filing a declaration for the previous year (both citizens who filed last year and those filing for the first time), the deadline for filing a declaration is set for November 1. Next year, for those filing for this year's income (regardless of whether they have been filing for tw...  22.04.2025Ruben Rubinyan receives Ambassador of Greece to Republic of Armenia On April 22, the Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to Armenia Christos Sofianopoulos.Issues regarding the strengthening of friendly relations between the Republic of Armenia and Greec...  21.04.2025Problems on import and customs clearance process of medical products in Armenia debated On April 21, on the initiative of the RA NA Standing Committee on Health Care a work debate was held on the problems regarding the import and customs clearance of medical products, including devices and instruments, in Armenia. Representatives from executive and legislative bodies, as well as intere...  21.04.2025Annual report on activities of RA Human Rights Defender for 2024 debated There are a number of innovations in the annual report of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) for 2024. Besides the problems being presented traditional, almost 3 dozen problems were presented during the reporting period, which had not been presented before.The RA Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan s...  21.04.2025It is proposed to extend deadline for filing declaration for 2024 and 2025 reporting years to November 1 Taking as a basis the initiative of the deputies of the National Assembly on convening an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly and the decision of April 16 of the National Assembly Council, being led by Article 100 of the Constitution and Article 41 of the constitutional law the Rules of P...  21.04.2025Parliament Continues Regular Sittings At the sitting of April 21, the National Assembly continued to debate the annual report on the activities of the Commission on Television and Radio for 2024 and the state of freedom of information in the audiovisual media sector.The Head of the NA Civil Contract Faction Hayk Konjoryan countered the ...  19.04.2025Delegation led by NA President Alen Simonyan, on a working visit in RF Delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan, was on a working visit in the RF. First, in Saint Petersburg the Head of the Parliament of our country took part in the work of the meeting of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly (IPA) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), th...  18.04.2025Ruben Rubinyan has a telephone conversation with RF Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin On April 18, the RA NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan had a telephone conversation with the RF Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.Issues regarding the RA-RF bilateral agenda and regional developments were discussed....  18.04.2025Speech by RA NA President Alen Simonyan at IPA CIS Solemn Meeting Distinguished Valentina Ivanovna,Dear colleagues, participants of the meeting,I welcome the participants of the solemn meeting of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly and the guests ahead of the Great Victory Day. Today, we have gathered to once again remember the heroism, will, and boundless courag...  18.04.2025Report on activities of Commission on Television and Radio of last year at the core of debate of legislative body As of December 31, 2024, there were 102 licensed companies, 41 audiovisual media service providers, and 61 network operators functioning in our country. During the same period, 54 authorized companies operated. 3 audiovisual and 4 audio programmes of the public broadcaster were broadcast without a l...  18.04.2025Initiative proposes to suspend final stage of gradual increase in real estate tax burden on citizens With the new real estate taxation system for individuals, it is planned to increase property taxes by about 5-6 times in 2021-2026: The member of the NA Armenia Faction Tadevos Avetisyan noted. The Armenia Faction proposes to suspend the final stage of the gradual increase in the real estate tax bur...  18.04.2025NA extraordinary sitting to be convened by decision of RA NA President In accordance with Article 100 of the Constitution and Article 41 of the constitutional law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly will be convened on the initiative of the Government immediately after the RA NA extraordinary sitting being ...  18.04.2025Parliament debates Loan Agreement The Universal Health Coverage Implementation Program Loan Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development was signed on July 25, 2024. The agreement envisages the bank providing Armenia with a loan of 102,000,000 euros for the implementation of...  18.04.2025Convention for Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of Human Being with regard to Application of Biology and Medicine debated The purpose and subject of the Convention is to protect human dignity and identity with regard to application of biology and medicine, without discrimination, guaranteeing the personal integrity and other rights and fundamental freedoms of each person. The Convention was opened for signature on Apri...  18.04.2025Opportunity to name sports schools to be created By emphasizing the great contribution of distinguished individuals and individuals with contributions to sports, including Olympic and world champions, to the development of sports, education of athletes, and patriotic upbringing, the naming of sports schools will be a unique evaluation of their ded...  18.04.2025Initiative defines positions of army’s general staff sergeant, corps and staff sergeants and their pay coefficients In order to fully establish professional contractual military service in the Armed Forces, the positions of the army’s general staff sergeant, corps and staff sergeants and their pay coefficients are established: The RA Deputy Minister of Defense Arman Sargsyan said this. On April 18, at the NA sitt...  17.04.2025Alen Simonyan takes part in IPA CIS Council meeting The RA NA President Alen Simonyan, being on a working visit in the Russian Federation, took part in the meeting of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly (IPA) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), during which the Council approved the agenda of the IPA CIS plenary meeting to be h...  17.04.2025New regulations proposed to Law on State Supervision Service and a number of related laws The function of exercising supervision over the execution of the state budget of Armenia by the Ministry of Finance will be transferred to the State Supervision Service. As a result of the necessary legislative regulations, the subdivision implementing this function will be dissolved from the Minist...  17.04.2025Parliament debates a number of drafts in second reading The National Assembly debated a number of drafts in the second reading at the sitting of April 17.The legislative package on Disaster Risk Management and Population Protection and on Making Addenda to the Code of the Republic of Armenia on Administrative Offences was debated by the Deputy Minister o...  17.04.2025Parliament debates mother law on Cryptoassets The legislative package is aimed at the regulation of the cryptoassets sector. The RA Deputy Governor at the Central Bank Armen Nurbekyan said this at the NA sitting of April 17, presenting the draft law on Cryptoassets and with the attached legislative package.According to him, new opportunities ha...  17.04.2025Statement by RA NA President on resignation letter of a judge of Constitutional Court “In accordance with Article 147.1 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, Judge Vahe Grigoryan of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia submitted a resignation letter on April 17, 2025,” the statement signed by the RA NA Vice President, the NA Acting ...  17.04.2025It is proposed to increase efficiency of fight against administrative offences The draft proposes to improve a number of regulations of the Code on Administrative Offences, and to bring some of them into line with current legislation. The RA Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Mkrtchyan said this, presenting for debate of the parliament the amendments and addenda being p...  17.04.2025Perspectives of expansion of ties in defense sphere between Armenia and Greece discussed On April 17, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Andranik Kocharyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to our country Christos Sofianopoulos.During the meeting, the perspectives for further strengthening the traditional friendly relation...  17.04.2025Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Final Speech on Implementation of Government Programme for 2024 Having given a final speech on the report on the Process and Results of the Implementation of the Government ...  17.04.2025It is proposed to extend date of entry into force of law At the sitting of April 17, the National Assembly debated in the first reading the legislative initiative on Making Amendments to the Law on Enforcement Proceedings and about two dozen laws, providing for amendments and addenda.According to the RA Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Dadunts, the main ...  17.04.2025Arman Yeghoyan receives Ambassador of Greece to RA On April 17, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to our country Christos Sofianopoulos. Welcoming the Ambassador, Arman Yeghoyan noted that Greece is an important partner for Armenia both...  17.04.2025NA factions express their positions on Government report On April 17, the National Assembly continued the debate of the report on the process and results of the implementation of the RA Government Programme (2021-2026) for 2024.The NA factions expressed their positions on the report.The Head of the NA Armenia Faction Seyran Ohanyan negatively assessed the...  16.04.2025Members of NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs meet with CoE experts On April 16, the Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs, the Committee Members Marina Ghazaryan and Tigran Parsilyan met with a Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA).During the meeting issues regarding the protectio...  16.04.2025Tigran Abrahamyan meets with students On April 16, the Secretary of the NA With Honor Faction Tigran Abrahamyan met and talked with the students of the Faculty of International Relations of Yerevan State University, who are passing an internship in the Parliament.During the meeting, the MP touched upon Armenia’s security issues, the pro...  16.04.2025Regular Sitting Continues in National Assembly On April 16, the National Assembly continued its regular sittings. During the debate of the document on the process and results of the implementation of the RA Government Programme (2021-2026) for 2024, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Sargsyan made a related report...  16.04.2025NA extraordinary sitting to be convened by decision of RA NA President Taking as a basis the initiative of the National Assembly deputies on convening extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly and the decision of April 16 NACD-027-L of the National Assembly Council, being led by Article 100 of the Constitution and Article 41 of the constitutional law the Rules of ...  16.04.2025NA extraordinary sitting to be convened by consent of National Assembly Council On April 16, the Council of the RA National Assembly convened an extraordinary sitting. The Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan presided over it. The NA Council agreed to convene an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly immediately after the end of the regular sittings convened on April 15,...  15.04.2025Issues of united monitoring and public communication of RA-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement discussed in Parliament On April 15, the Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on European Integration Meri Galstyan hosted the representatives of the Staff of the Prime Minister and the Deputy Minister’s Office in the parliament. The issues of united monitoring and strategic communication of the implementation of the ...  15.04.2025Alen Simonyan meets with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Tanja Fajon On April 15, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan met with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Tanja Fajon. Emphasizing the role of parliamentary diplomacy in the dynamic development of the high-level political dialogue between Armenia and Slo...  15.04.2025Parliament debates report on process and results of implementation of Government Programme for 2024 During the debate of the document on the process and results of the implementation of the RA Government Programme (2021-2026) for 2024, the Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan and the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan deliver...  15.04.2025Nikol Pashinyan: There was additional revenue to RA state budget of more than 1 trillion 684 billion AMD or 4.2 billion USD in 2018-2024 On April 15, the National Assembly debated the report on the implementation of the Government programme of the Republic of Armenia (2021-2026) for 2024, which was presented by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.“After the people's, non-violent, velvet revolution of 2018, o...  15.04.2025CoE representatives in Parliament On April 15, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Health Care Arsen Torosyan and the Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs Rustam Bakoyan met with the Head of Programming Department, Directorate of Programme Co-ordination of the Council of Eu...  15.04.2025National Assembly begins work of regular sittings On April 15, the National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings. The NA President Alen Simonyan informed that the Central Electoral Commission presented Protocol No. 25 on giving the mandate of a deputy elected to the National Assembly and whose powers terminated prematurely to the next ca...  14.04.2025Euronest PA Co-President Sergey Lagodinsky hosted in Parliament On April 14, the Head of the RA NA delegation to Euronest PA, the member of the NA Civil Contract Faction Maria Karapetyan met with the Co-President of the Euronest PA Sergey Lagodinsky.Maria Karapetyan presented to the guest the security challenges of Armenia and the steps aimed at their solution, ...  14.04.202521 items included in draft agenda of NA regular sittings to be convened on April 15 On April 14, the sitting of the National Assembly Council took place. The RA NA President Alen Simonyan presided over it.The drafts on making addenda to the agenda of the ninth session of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly and the agenda of the regular sittings to be convened on April 1...  14.04.2025Alen Simonyan has telephone conversation with Speaker of Georgian Parliament On April 14, the RA NA Alen Simonyan had a telephone conversation with Speaker of Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili. The interlocutors debated issues on the development of opportunities of regional cooperation.Besides, the issue of a meeting between the heads of the parliaments of Armenia and G...  14.04.2025Ruben Rubinyan receives Co-Chair of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Sergey Lagodinsky On April 14, the NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan received the Co-Chair of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Sergey Lagodinsky.Issues on deepening Armenia-European Union cooperation were discussed. Ruben Rubinyan spoke about the importance of the visa liberalisation process of the European Union f...  14.04.2025It is proposed to regulate intra-community passenger transportation and establish administrative liability for persons using service without payment According to the regulations of the Law on Road Transport, intra-community passenger transportation by the community can also be organized by an operator with 100% community participation, in which case the cost of transportation is determined by the community Council of Elders. It follows from the ...  14.04.2025Draft law On Cryptoassets debated The law on Cryptoassets is a mother law, which will initiate the regulation of the cryptoassets sector. The RA Deputy Governor at the Central Bank Armen Nurbekyan said this at the extraordinary sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, presenting the draft law o...  14.04.2025Endorsement to drafts debated in second reading On April 14, at the sitting the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs debated in the second reading the draft law On Making Addenda to the Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia.According to the key rapporteur, the RA Deputy Governor at the Central Bank Armen Nurbekyan, after the first rea...  14.04.2025Deadline for entry into force of legislative package on enforcement proceedings to be extended It is proposed to set the date for the entry into force of the package of laws not as July 1, 2025, but as January 1, 2026, and to set the dates for the introduction and integration of channels with the courts as March 1, 2026 instead of September 1, 2025.The RA Deputy Minister of Justice Gevorg Koc...  14.04.2025Committee endorses legislative initiatives debated in second reading At April 14 sitting, the NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security debated in the second reading the draft law On Making Addenda and Amendments to the Law on Holding the Arrestees and Detainees. The RA Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Mkrtchyan informed that proposals were received and ...  14.04.2025Issue of Ratifying Convention on Protection of Patients’ Rights Debated The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine (Oviedo Convention) was opened for signature on April 4, 1997, and entered into force on December 1, 1999. The Republic of Armenia signed it on May 16, 2024. The pu...  14.04.2025Amendment is proposed to law on Remuneration of Persons Holding State Positions and State Service Positions According to the draft, in order to fully establish professional contractual military service in the Armed Forces, the positions of army general staff, sergeant, corps sergeant, and staff sergeant, and their pay coefficients are established. The RA Deputy Minister of Defense Arman Sargsyan informed ...  14.04.2025Amendments proposed to RA Code on Administrative Offenses The draft is aimed at clarifying the code and resolving issues arising from practice. Technical and editorial amendments have also been made. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Armen Mkrtchyan, presenting the draft law on Making Addenda and Amendmen...  13.04.2025RA NA delegation participates in work of 150th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union The RA NA delegation led by the NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan participated in the work of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in the capital of Uzbekistan.In Tashkent the Armenian delegates had a number of meetings in parallel with the work of the Assembly, presented to their col...  12.04.2025NA delegation participates in work of PACE Spring Session The PACE Spring Session took place in Strasbourg, in which work the RA NA delegation to the Assembly led by the NA Vice President, the Head of the delegation Ruben Rubinyan participated.The geopolitical developments and the ongoing wars were at the core of the sittings. A reference was also made to ...  12.04.2025Delegation led by Hakob Arshakyan meets with Head of Parliamentary Delegation of Norway The delegation led by the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with the Head of the parliamentary delegation of Norway Tellef Inge Mørland in Tashkent.Hakob Arshakyan noted that Armenia is interested in developing the Armenian-Norwegian relations.During the meeting a number of issues referred to...  11.04.2025Hayk Mamijanyan gives a speech during PACE Session The RA NA delegation is taking part in the work of PACE Session going in Strasbourg. During the Assembly the member of the delegation Hayk Mamijanyan gave a speech.“Honourable Chair, distinguished colleagues,Over 50 states and 10 international organisations welcomed the finalisation of the negotiati...  11.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with Deputy Speaker of Shura Council of Qatar Hamda bint Hassan Al-Sulaiti Hakob Arshakyan met with the Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council of Qatar Hamda bint Hassan Al-Sulaiti.The sides discussed the regional developments and the peace agenda between Armenia and Azerbaijan.During the meeting, Hakob Arshakyan spoke about his visit to Qatar, noting his pleasant memories an...  11.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with Deputy Chairperson of Indian Parliament in Tashkent The RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with the Deputy Chairperson of the Indian Parliament Harivansh Narayan Singh.The sides discussed a large scope of issues regarding the Armenian-Indian inter-parliamentary relations.Hakob Arshakyan highlighted the friendly relations between the two countri...  11.04.2025Round-table discussion on topic Human Rights in the Armed Forces of Armenia On April 10-11, on the initiative of the RA NA Standing Committees on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs and on Defense and Security a round-table discussion was on the topic the Human Rights in the Armed Forces of Armenia in Tsaghkadzor. The Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan, the NA ...  11.04.2025Hasmik Hakobyan meets with students On April 11, the deputy of the NA Civil Contract Faction Hasmik Hakobyan met with the students of the Faculty of Foreign Relations of Yerevan State University. The issues regarding the main directions of Armenia’s foreign policy are at the core of the meeting.The students were interested in the issu...  11.04.2025Committee Endorses Loan Agreement The Loan Agreement Implementation of the Universal Health Coverage Programme between the Republic of Armenia and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development was signed on July 25, 2024.The Agreement envisages the bank providing Armenia with a loan of 102.000.000 euros for the execution...  10.04.2025Armen Gevorgyan gives a speech within framework of PACE Session The member of the RA NA delegation to PACE gave a speech during the debate on the topic Interconnections between the Council of Europe and the European Political Community held on April 10.The deputy noted in his speech:“Mister President,It is the right time to discuss not only the pressures facing ...  10.04.2025Arusyak Julhakyan gives a speech at PACE Session The RA NA delegation is taking part in the work of the Second Part of the Annual Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) going on in Strasbourg. During the session the member of the delegation Arusyak Julhakyan gave a speech.“Thank you, Madame Chair, and thank you, Kons...  10.04.2025Sisak Gabrielyan meets with students On April 10, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport Sisak Gabielyan met with the students studying met with students studying in the dual education system at regional colleges within the framework of the Modernizing Vocational Education an...  10.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Pia Kauma Within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union the NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Pia Kauma.The interlocutors discussed issues regarding the peace and security in the region.The RA NA Vice President underscored...  09.04.2025Sargis Khandanyan on a working visit in Norway On April 8-9, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan was on a working visit in Oslo. Within the framework of his visit Sargis Khandanyan met with the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense of Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway Ine Eriksen Sø...  09.04.2025Delegation led by Hakob Arshakyan meets with Head of Danish delegation in Tashkent The delegation led by the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with the Head of the Danish delegation Søren Søndergaard. During the meeting the sides highlighted the continuous development of the Armenian-Danish relations, discussed issues regarding the inter-parliamentary cooperation, regional ...  09.04.2025Parliamentary Hearings on Road Traffic Safety in the Republic of Armenia At the initiative of the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security, parliamentary hearings on Road Traffic Safety in the Republic of Armenia were convened on April 9.The hearings were attended by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan, Deputy Ministers, road p...  09.04.2025Draft law on Higher Education and Science debated: Proposals improving the draft accepted In fact, during our last meeting, we agreed to move forward with the following logic: as the draft law on Higher Education and Science was at the stage of revision, we agreed to get proposals from you. During this period, approximately 500 pages of proposals were received from both Gituzh and indivi...  09.04.2025Tsovinar Vardanyan’s speech within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union The member of the RA NA delegation to the Assembly Tsovinar Vardanyan gave a speech within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, noting:...  09.04.2025Hayk Konjoryan receives Ambassador of Cyprus to Armenia The Head of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction hayk Konjoryan received the Ambassador of Cyprus to Armenia Michael Mavros in the National Assembly.As Chair of Armenia-Cyprus Inter-Parliamentary Committee, Hayk Konjoryan highly appreciated the inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. ...  09.04.2025Meri Galstyan meets with Senior Adviser of the United Kingdom of the Caspian Policy Center David Moran The Deputy Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on European Integration, the deputy of the Civil Contract Faction Meri Galstyan met with the Chief Adviser of the United Kingdom of the Caspian Policy Center, the former Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North...  09.04.2025Sona Ghazaryan gives a speech at PACE Session The member of the RA NA delegation Sona Ghazaryan gave a speech at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) going on in Strasbourg. The MP noted: “Madam President, distinguished colleagues!On behalf of the ALDE Group I would like to thank the Committee on Rules of Pr...  09.04.2025Vladimir Vardanyan gives a speech at PACE Annual Session The members of the RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe take part in the work of the Second Part of the Annual Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). During the session the member of the delegation Vladimir Vardanyan gave a speech.“H...  09.04.2025Government to be able to approve a support programme under the enabling norm provided for in the Law on Transport The initiative proposes to include an authorizing norm in the Law on Transport, based on which the Government can approve a support program for acquiring new means of transport for the development of passenger and freight transportation in the automobile, railway, water and air transport sectors, as...  09.04.2025Amendments being proposed in Tax Code debated The draft proposes to suspend the final stage of the gradual increase in the real estate tax burden on citizens, with the exception of the case of taxation of real estate with a tax base of more than 200 million AMD, in which case the current regulations are proposed to be left unchanged. That is, a...  09.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with his Iranian counterpart: Armenia greatly highlights the relations with Iran based on mutual respect and trust Within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union the Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan and the Deputy Speaker of the Majlis of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee had an effective meeting within the framework...  09.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with Presidents of Chamber of Representatives and Senate of Belgium Within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, being held in the capital of Uzbekistan Tashkent, the Vice President of the RA National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan met with the President of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Peter De Roover and the President of the S...  08.04.2025Andranik Kocharyan receives Head of NATO Liaison Office in Georgia Alexander Vinnikov On April 8, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Andranik Kocharyan received the Head of NATO Liaison Office in Georgia Alexander Vinnikov and the Officer on Political Affairs of the Office Arkadiush Legich.At the meeting the interlocutors discussed a number of agenda it...  08.04.2025Annual report on activities of CTR for 2024 debated On April 8, at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport the Chairman of the Commission on Television and Radio Tigran Hakobyan presented the annual report on the activities of the Commission on Television and Radio (CTR) for 2024 and on the s...  08.04.2025Arman Yeghoyan receives Head of Department Europe and North America of Konrad Adenauer Foundation On April 8, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan received the Head of the Department Europe and North America of Konrad Adenauer Foundation/Stiftung Lars Hänsel.Welcoming the guest, Arman Yeghoyan valued the activities of the Foundation in Armenia. The Commit...  08.04.2025Sona Ghazaryan: We need to update our concept of security The RA NA delegation is taking part in the work of the Second Part of the Annual Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) going on in Strasbourg.During the session the member of the delegation Sona Ghazaryan gave a speech.“Madam President, Dear colleagues,Foreign interfe...  08.04.2025It is proposed to name Children and Youth Sports Schools after names of RA top-achieving athletes It is proposed to establish general standards for the naming of sports schools. This was stated by the RA Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Hasmik Avagyan at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport convened on April 8...  08.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with Representative of Indonesian delegation: Potential of further economic cooperation between two countries underscored The Vice President of the RA National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan met with the Member of the Indonesian delegation, the Vice Chairperson of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Ravindra Airlangga in Tashkent.The RA NA Vice President expressed satisfaction with the ongoing cooperation since...  08.04.2025Record on deeming discontinued powers of deputy of RA NA deputy Vilen Gabrielyan “Taking as a basis the application of the deputy’s resignation, being led by the requirements of Article 154.1.6. and Article 155.2.2. of the constitutional law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the powers of the deputy Vilen Gabrielyan elected on the national electoral list of the Ci...  08.04.2025Alen Simonyan receives Ambassador of Cyprus to Armenia The RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the Ambassador of Cyprus to Armenia Michael Mavros.Different issues regarding the cooperation between Armenia and Cyprus, both at the bilateral level and on international platforms were at the core of the meeting.The interlocutors also discussed issues on A...  08.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with Secretary General of Inter-Parliamentary Union Martin Chungong Within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, being held in Tashkent on April 5-9, the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Martin Chungong.The NA Vice President presented the regional developments to the ...  08.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan discusses new opportunities for cooperation in various fields with Vice- President of European Parliament The Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan met with the Vice- President of the European Parliament Nicolae Ștefănuțăin Tashkent.At the beginning of the meeting, Hakob Arshakyan thanked the European Parliament for its unwavering and firm...  08.04.2025Parliamentary hearings to be convened On April 9 at 11:00, in the NA Session Hall, on the initiative of the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Affairs parliamentary hearings will be convened on the theme The Road Traffic Safety in the Republic of Armenia....  07.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan gives a speech within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union The RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan gave a speech within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.“Mrs President,Your Excellences,Dear parliamentarians, Ladies and gentlemen,Fir...  07.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with Seki Yoshihiro within framework of 150th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union Within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan met with the Head of the Japanese Delegation Seki Yoshihiro.The RA NA Vice President emphasized that Japan is one of Armenia’s important...  07.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with Vice President of Inter-Parliamentary Union Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi Within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, being held in Tashkent on April 5-9, the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with the Head of the Delegation of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Vice President of Inter-Parliamentary ...  07.04.2025Arsen Torosyan meets with Head of Brazilian Delegation to Inter-Parliamentary Union Claudio Cajado Sampaio Within the framework of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Health Care Arsen Torosyan met with the Head of the Brazilian Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Claudio Cajado Sampaio.Arsen Torosyan reaffirmed Armenia’s commitment to...  07.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with Head of French Delegation Xavier Iacovelli in Tashkent Hakob Arshakyan met with the Head of the Parliamentary Delegation of France Xavier Iacovelli.The sides discussed issues regarding the Armenian-French inter-parliamentary relations, the importance of strengthening of bilateral l relations was reaffirmed.The interlocutors discussed the strategic signi...  05.04.2025Delegation led by President of National Assembly of Vietnam was in Armenia on an official visit On April 1, in the evening at the invitation of the NA President Alen Simonyan the delegation led by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Thanh Mẫn arrived in Yerevan.The series of the meetings began with the private conversation of Alen SImonya...  04.04.2025Sakuras grow and bloom just like Armenian-Japanese relations: Hanami Festival celebrated in NA Park It is a great pleasure and honor for me to celebrate the Hanami Festival here in the National Assembly Park on this beautiful day and enjoy the beauty of the sakuras. As far as I know, these cherry blossoms imported to Armenia from Japan symbolize the friendship between the Armenian and Japanese peo...  04.04.2025Levon Kocharyan meets with students undergoing an internship in NA On April 4, the deputy from the NA Armenia Faction Levon Kocharyan met and talked with the students of the Faculty of International Relations of Yerevan State University undergoing an internship in Parliament.The MP touched upon the issues of Armenia’s domestic and foreign policy, the development of...  04.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan receives Vice Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam On April 4, the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan received the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Quang Phương and the members of the Parliament of Vietnam. Let us mention that the guests are in our country within the framework of the ...  03.04.2025Delegation of France hosted in Parliament On April 3, within the framework of the cognitive visit the delegation of the city of Meyzieu of France led by the Mayor Christophe Quinion visited the National Assembly. The Head of the RA NA Armenia-France Friendship Group Vladimir Vardanyan received the guests. The member of the Friendship Group ...  03.04.2025Research conducted by Independent Consulting Organization Berlin Economics presented On April 3, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs Tsovinar Vardanyan met with the Managing Director at the Independent Consulting Organization Berlin Economics Ricardo Giucci, the organization’s representative for Armenia, Consultant Dmitry Chervyakov, the ...  03.04.2025Aleksey Sandikov meets with YSU students On April 3, the deputy of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Aleksey Sandikov met with the students of the Faculty of International Relations of Yerevan State University undergoing internship in the parliament.The representative of the legislative body touched upon the deputy’s rights and duties and t...  03.04.2025Importance of cooperation between Staffs of Parliaments of Armenia and Vietnam highlighted On April 3, within the framework of the official visit of the delegation led by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Thanh Mẫn to Armenia, the RA NA Chief of Staff, Secretary General Davit Arakelyan met with the Secretary General, Chairman of th...  03.04.2025Members of Armenia-Vietnam Friendship Group meet with delegation led by Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam Trần Thanh Mẫn Friendly relations, continuously developing political dialogue, and close cooperation on multilateral platforms have been established between Armenia and Vietnam։ The Head of the NA Armenia-Vietnam Friendship Group Hasmik Hakobyan said, welcoming the delegation led by the Chairman of the Natio...  03.04.2025Parliamentarians of Vietnam visit Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex On April 3, the Head of the Vietnam-Armenia Friendship Group of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Le Thu Ha and the parliamentary delegation of Vietnam visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex accompanied by the Head of the RA NA Armenia-Vietnam Friendship Group Hasmik Hakobyan, the members of the G...  03.04.2025Alen Simonyan receives delegation led by Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam Trần Thanh Mẫn On April 3, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Thanh Mẫn , being on an official visit in Armenia. First, Alen Simonyan had a private conversation with his Vietnamese co...  02.04.2025Sargis Khandanyan meets with Ambassador of Cyprus to RA On April 2, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cyprus to the Republic of Armenia Michael Mavros.Welcoming the Ambassador, Sargis Khandanyan highlighted the continuous development of the relations bas...  02.04.2025Statement by RA NA President on nomination of candidates for members of Supreme Judicial Council In accordance with Article 144.2 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the Civil Contract Faction of the National Assembly has nominated Ashot Hayrapetyan, Armenuhi Harutyunyan and Anahit Abrahamyan as candidates for the three vacant positions of the members of t...  02.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan gives an opening speech at Vietnam-Armenia business roundtable The delegation led by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Thanh Mẫnis in our country at the invitation of the RA NA President Alen Simonyan. Within the framework of the visit, a Vietnam-Armenia business roundtable was held on April 2, in which ...  01.04.2025Delegation led by Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam arrives in Yerevan On April 1, at the invitation of the RA NA President Alen Simonyan the delegation led by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Thanh Mẫn arrived in Yerevan. The RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan and the Head of the RA NA Armenia-Vietnam Friend...  01.04.2025Tsovinar Vardanyan meets with delegation led by Head of International Monetary Fund Mission in Armenia On April 1, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs Tsovinar Vardanyan met with the delegation led by the Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission in Armenia Iva Petrova.AT the meeting the sides touched upon the implementation of the measures ...  01.04.2025Hakob Arshakyan meets with Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Montenegro On April 1, the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with the Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Montenegro Filip Ivanović.“The development of multifaceted cooperation with Montenegro is one of the important directions of Armenia’s foreign policy,” Hakob Arshakyan sai...  01.04.2025Ruben Rubinyan receives Ambassador of Cyprus to RA On April 1, the Vice President of the RA National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cyprus to our country Michael Mavros.Issues regarding the Armenia-Cyprus friendly relations and parliamentary cooperation were discussed.Reference was made to the re...  01.04.2025NA President’s Statement on Resignation Letter of NA deputy Vilen Gabrielyan In accordance with Article 155.1 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Vilen Gabrielyan submitted his resignation letter on April 1, 2025.In accordance with Article 155.2 of the Constitutional Law the... |
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