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 18.05.2013At the Sitting of the NA Committee On May 18 the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs moderated by Gagik Minasyan debated the information submitted by the Government on the procedure of the execution of the first quarter of the state budget for 2013.Both the deputies and those responsible from the Ministry of ...  18.05.201311th European Youth Parliament for Water Ends the Works On May 18 in the National Assembly the closing ceremony of the 11th European Youth Parliament for Water was held.The coordinator of the 11th European Youth Parliament for Water of Armenia introduced the works done by the members of the Youth Parliament during a week. The President of the Parliament ...  17.05.2013NA Working Consultation is Held On May 17 the RA NA working consultation presided over by the President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan was held. The draft decisions on amending the agenda of the third session of the National Assembly of the fifth convocation and on the agenda of the May 20-23 four-day sittings of t...  17.05.2013NA Standing Committees Convene Sittings On May 17 the NA Standing Committees convened sittings.The NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs moderated by Davit Harutyunyan debated a group of issues, which would be included in the draft agendas of the NA spring session and upcoming four-day sittings.The RA Justice Minister Hrayr Tov...  17.05.2013Meeting in the Committee On May 17 the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan met with the participants of the Women’s Leadership School representing different state bodies and parties.The Committee Chairman introduced the listeners the functions of the National Assembly, touched upon the ...  16.05.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Visits Big Families in Rural Communities On May 16 the President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan visited several big families in Aragatsotn Marz.It is already two years that May 15 has been established by law as Family Day, on the occasion of which the Head of the Parliament accompanied by the Head of Aragatsotn Marz visited thre...  15.05.2013At the Sittings of the Standing Committees of the National Assembly On May 15 at the sitting of the RA NA Standing Committee on Social Affairsmoderated by Hakob Hakobyan the draft law “On Amending the RA Law “On Temporary Disability Allowances” was debated in the first reading, which submitted the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Artem Asatryan.Then the deputies...  15.05.2013Message by the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan on Family Day Dear compatriots,I warmly congratulate you on Family Day.As a holiday here it is only two years old, instead it has a very rich history and traditions. One of our pillars, the family comes from the depth of centuries as a symbol of house, spiritual warmth, love, respect and fidelity and nation’s con...  14.05.2013At the Sitting of the Committee At May 14 sitting the Standing Committee on the Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs moderated by Gagik Minasyan debated two reports and one programme, approving them to be included in the agenda of the four-day sittings.The Chairman of the Control Chamber of the Republic of Armenia Ishkhan Zakary...  14.05.2013NA Vice President Meets the Ambassador of China to the RA On May 14 the Vice President of the National Assembly Hermine Naghdalyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the RA Tian Changchun. For activating the contacts between the women’s NGOs of the two countries the Vice President of the RA...  14.05.2013At the Sitting of the Standing Committee on Health Care, Maternity and Childhood On May 14 at the sitting of the RA NA Standing Committee on Health Care, Maternity and Childhood moderated by Ara Babloyan the draft law “On Amending the RA Law on Human Reproduction Health and Reproduction Rights” was debated.In the key speaker Ara Babloyan’s word, the editing of the draft law is c...  13.05.2013NA Standing Committee on Territorial Management and Local Self-Government Holds Visiting Sitting On May 13 the NA Standing Committee on Territorial Management and Local Self-Government convened a visiting sitting in Armavir Municipality. Heads of the marz communities, members of the Elders’ Council and representatives of the functioning NGOs were taking part in the sitting.Welcoming the partici...  13.05.201311th European Youth Parliament for Water Begins Its Work On May 13 the National Assembly hosted the members of the European Youth Parliament for Water (EYPW). In the NA Session Hall under the sounds of the RA state hymn the opening ceremony of the 11th European Youth Parliament for Water was held.The Head of the Armenian Programme of the European Youth Pa...  10.05.2013Head of the RA NA Delegation to the OSCE PA Meets the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative On May 10 the Head of the Delegation of the National Assembly of Armenia to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Artashes Geghamyan met with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on South Caucasus Joao Soares.In the course of the meeting the sides discussed the issues concerning the...  10.05.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Receives the OSCE PA Special Representative Joao Soares On May 10 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan received the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on South Caucasus Joao Soares.Highlighting Mr Soares’ visit to the region the NA President noted that it was a good opportunity to get acquainted with political situations in the South Cauc...  09.05.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Visits the Victory Park On May 9 on the occasion of Victory and Peace Day the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan, the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, deputies, officials, clergymen, foreign diplomats accredited in Armenia visited the Victory Park and laid wreaths and flowers at the tomb of Unknown Soldier.They honoured in si...  08.05.2013Meeting in the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations On May 8 the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations met with the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the RA Oleksandr Pavlyuk and his Deputy Naira Avetisyan.Thanking for reception Oleksandr Pavlyuk deemed important the holding of the p...  08.05.2013RA NA President Visits Yerablur On May 8 on the occasion of the Shushi Liberation and Yerkrapah Day the President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan visited Yerablur Pantheon. The Head of the Parliament accompanied by the Chairman of the Yerkrapah Volunteers Union Council, freedom fighters and deputies laid flowers at the t...  08.05.2013Message by the RA NA Hovik Abrahamyan on Victory and Peace Day “Dear compatriots, I warmly congratulate you on Victory and Peace Day.Symbolizing our victories of different times, at the same time this holiday unites different generations, witnessing of their selfless love and devotion for all of them, steadfast spirit towards common Motherland, believing i...  07.05.2013NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Receives the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro Igor Lukšić On May 7 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan received Igor Lukšić, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro.Welcoming the guest the NA President expressed confidence that his visit would give a new impetus to the Armenian-Montenegrin relati...  07.05.2013Discussion in the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs On May 7 the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs of the National Assembly convened a visiting sitting. The members of the committee presided over by the Committee Chairman Gagik Minasyan and by the support of the German Organization for International Cooperation (GIZ) discus...  07.05.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Receives the Ambassador of Finland to the RA On May 7 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan received Christer Gustav Mikkelson, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the RA.Welcoming and congratulating the Ambassador on the occasion of the appointment, the NA President expressed conviction th...  07.05.2013Press Conference of the RA NA Delegation on the NATO PA 83rd Rose Roth Seminar At May 7 press conference the Head of the RA National Assembly Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Koryun Nahapetyan and the member of the Delegation Tevan Poghosyan touched upon the works of the NATO PA 83rd seminar with the heading “South Caucasus: Geopolitics, Euro-Atlantic Integration ...  05.05.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Takes Part in the Elections of Yerevan’ Council of Elders On May 5 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan took part in the elections of Yerevan’s Council of Elders. The NA President visited 10/08 polling station, which was located in Yerevan Hrachya Acharyan School and fulfilled his civic duty....  03.05.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Visits Zangakatun On May 3 the President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan visited Zangakatun village of Ararat marz, in Paruyr Sevak Museum the results of the marz final phase of the 6th Republican Recitation Children Youth Contest-Festival were summed up. This year the festival being held under the auspice ...  03.05.2013Meeting in the RA NA Standing Committee on European Integration On May 3 the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on European Integration Naira Zohrabyan met with the Ambassador on Special Commitments of the European Eastern Partnership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Petr Mareŝ and the Charges d’Affaires of the Czech Republic...  03.05.2013Parliamentary Hearings on the Theme “Presidency of the Republic of Armenia in the Council of Europe” On May 3 on the initiative of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the RA National Assembly parliamentary hearings on “The Presidency of the Republic of Armenia in the Council of Europe” were held, where the President of the RA Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan, the RA Acting Minister...  03.05.2013Message by the National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan on the World Press Freedom Day I congratulate the representatives of the mass media on the World Press Freedom Day. The press has a special place in the life of every state as an opportunity of freedom expressing ideas and thinking, as an important index of the level of democracy and human rights.Today, when the information ...  02.05.2013National Assembly Ends the Work of the Four-day Sittings On May 2 the parliament continued the work of the four-day sittings.Before turning to agenda items the NA President Hovik Abrahamyan welcomed the students and professors of the Agricultural College of the Armenian National Agrarian University, who were attending the sitting within “Open Lesson” prog...  02.05.2013Students of the State Agricultural College of the Armenian National Agrarian University in the National Assembly On May 2 the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport of the National Assembly Artak Davtyan met with the students and lecturers of the State Agricultural College of the Armenian National Agrarian University, who visited the parliament within the framework o...  02.05.2013Book Presentation in the Parliament On May 2 the presentation of the book “Madhouse or Hot Autumn” by the NA deputy Margarit Yesayan was held in the hall adjacent to the Session Hall of the National Assembly, which was the first fiction volume of the author with many years of journalistic biography. Margarit Yesayan’s fiction notes, s...  02.05.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Receives with the Prosecutor General of the Islamic Republic of Iran On May 2 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan received the delegation led by the Prosecutor General of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei. Welcoming the guests the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan expressed conviction that the official visit of the IRI Prosecutor Genera...  01.05.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Takes Part in the Creation of the “Youth Parliament Park” On May 1 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan took part in the tree planting organized by the Youth Parliament in the territory adjacent to Yerablur Pantheon.Before starting the tree planting Hovik Abrahamyan laid flowers on the tombs of the National Hero Vazgen Sargsyan, the commander Andranik, and...  30.04.2013Parliament Continues the Work of the Four-Day Sittings On April 30 the RA National Assembly continued the work of the four-day sittings passing by voting the bills debated on the previous day.After voting the in the name of the parliament the NA President Hovik Abrahamyan welcomed the pupils and teachers of Zhamkochian N 119 school, who were attending t...  30.04.2013RA NA President Receives the Pupils of B. Zhamkochian N 119 Senior School On April 30 the President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan met with the pupils and teachers of Yerevan B. Zhamkochian N 119 Senior School.Hovik Abrahamyan welcomed the visit of the pupils and students to the Parliament, which had become regular since 2008 due to “Open Lesson” programme. On ...  30.04.2013RA NA Delegation Takes Part in the NATO PA 83rd Rose Roth Seminar in Tbilisi The Chairman of the RA National Assembly Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Koryun Nahapetyan and the member of the Delegation Tevan Poghosyan take part in the NATO PA 83rd seminar with the heading “South Caucasus: Geopolitics, Euro-Atlantic Integration and Domestic Challenges” convened i...  30.04.2013Results of Works of the Second Part of the PACE Session are Summed Up On April 30 at the press conference convened in the RA National Assembly the Head of the RA NA Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Davit Harutyunyan and members of delegation Arpine Hovhannisyan and Naira Karapetyan summed up the results of works of the second pa...  30.04.2013Members of the European Parliament Visit the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex On April 30 the members of the delegation of the Conservatives and Reformists Group of the European Parliament visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex and laid flowers at the Memorial of the Armenian Genocide victims, honored the memory of one and a half million innocent victims with a minute of si...  29.04.2013Parliament Begins the Works of the Four-Day Sittings On April 29 the parliament began the works of the next four-day sittings.First, in the name of the parliament the President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan welcomed within the framework of the Open Lesson programme the students and professors of Gyumri branch of the European Educational Re...  29.04.2013Meeting with the Delegation of the Conservatives and Reformists Group of the European Parliament On April 29 the representatives of the RA NA factions met with the Conservatives and Reformists Group of the European Parliament. Thanking for the reception the Head of the Group Martin Callanan said that the goal of their visit was to meet with the Armenian MPs, establish cooperation with poli...  29.04.2013RA NA President Receives the Delegation of the Conservatives and Reformists Group of the European Parliament On April 29 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan received the delegation of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group, which consists of the Chair of the Group Martin Callanan, the Vice-Chair Ryszard Legutko, the member of the ECR Group and the Bureau Valdemar Tomaševski, the Co-Cha...  27.04.2013NA President Hovik Abrahamyan in Tsakhkadzor Takes Part in the Students’ Scientific Conference the Heading “The Challenges and Obstacles of the Development of the RA Economy” On April 27 the President of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan took part in the students’ scientific conference with the heading “The Challenges and Obstacles of the Development of the RA Economy” in the Youth Centre of Tsakhkadzor, which the Students’ Council of the Armenian State Universit...  26.04.2013Next Plenary Sitting of the Youth Parliament is Held On April 26 the next plenary sitting of the Youth Parliament adjunct to the RA NA Standing Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Youth and Sport was held.After approving the agenda the members of the Youth Parliament debated the draft law “On Amending the RA Law on RA Budgetary System,” authored...  26.04.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Meets with the Students of the Higher Educational Institutions The President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan on April 26 met with the BA and MA students from Yerevan State University, the Northern University, the Administration Academy and the Armenian-Russian (Slavonic) University, passing educational practice in the parliament.The Head of the Parlia...  26.04.2013NA Working Consultation is Held On April 26 the RA NA working consultation presided over by the President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan was held. The draft decisions on amending the agenda of the third session of the National Assembly of the fifth convocation and on the agenda of April 29 to May 2 NA fou...  26.04.2013RA National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan Meets with the Members of the Youth Parliament On April 26 the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan met with the Chairpersons of the committees and the heads of the group-factions of the Youth Parliament (YP). The NA President was interested in the procedure of the YP works, the existing problems and the possibilities of the rise of efficiency ...  26.04.2013NA Standing Committees Convene Sittings On April 26 at the RA NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs the bill “On Amending the RA Law on Patent Payments” was debated.At the sitting the moderator put for voting the bill and it was endorsed for including it in the agenda of the third session.The NA Standing Committee on Defense, National...  26.04.2013NA Vice President Receives the Director of the Department of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Foreign Office of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland On April 26 the Vice President of the National Assembly Hermine Naghdalyan received the Director of the Department of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Foreign Office of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.While talking with the high ranking official of the Foreign Office the ...  25.04.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Meets the Participants of the Pan-Armenian Youth Forum “The Armenian in My Heart” On April 25 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan had a meeting with the participants of the Pan-Armenian Youth Forum “The Armenian in My Heart” which also attended the RA Minister of Diaspora.Welcoming the visit of the Diaspora young boys and girls to the National Assembly the Head of the Parli...  25.04.2013Parliamentary Hearings on the Theme “The Problems of Law and Legal Practice of Alternative Service” On April 25 on the initiative of the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs parliamentary hearings on the theme “The Problems of Legislative and Legal-Applied Practice of Alternative Service” were held, where NA deputies, representatives of state bodies and NGOs ...  25.04.2013NA President Receives the Members of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group On April 25 the RA NA President of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan received the Head of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group of the European Parliament Eleni Theocharous, members Ewald Stadler and Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, NA deputies of France Valérie Boyer and Gui Tessier, and the Honourable President of the...  25.04.2013Armenian Parliamentarians Meet the Members of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group of the European Parliament On April 25 the members of the Committees of Parliamentary Cooperation of the RA NA Euronest and Armenia-European Union met with the members of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group of the European Parliament.Welcoming the guests the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakarya...  24.04.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Awards the NA Medal of Honour to the Governor of Trnava Region of Slovakia On April 24 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan awarded the NA Medal of Honour to the Governor of Trnava Region of the Republic of Slovakia Tibor Mikus for supporting the process of adoption of the Resolution of the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the National Council of the Republic of Slo...  24.04.2013Tribute to the Memory of the Genocide Innocent Victims On April 24 the RA President Serzh Sargsyan, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Karekin II, President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, deputies, members of the government, officials, high-ranking military, clergymen, for...  24.04.2013Message by the RA National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan on the Day of Memory to the Genocide Victims “Dear compatriots,Today is the 98th anniversary of the crime, genocide, perpetrated towards our compatriots. Soon the one century of that crime, still mainly not condemned will be, i.e. about 100 years justice is waiting for true perception and unbiased assessment.At the beginning of the 20th centur...  23.04.2013NA Standing Committees Convene Sittings On April 23 at the NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs moderated by Koryun Nahapetyan the draft law “On Amending the RA Law on Police Troops” submitted by the RA Government and presented by the Deputy Head of the RA Police Artur Osikyan was debated.The Committee ...  23.04.2013NA Vice President Receives the Chief of Party for the USAID Program On April 23 the NA Vice President of the National Assembly Hermine Naghdalyan received Sean McNally, the Chief of Party for the USAID parliamentary strengthening program in Armenia (SANAP).Within the framework of the four-year program launched in autumn of 2012 it is designed to strengthen the parli...  23.04.2013Members of the RA NA Armenia-France Friendship Group Meet with Valérie Boyer On April 23 the members of the RA NA Armenia-France Friendship Group met with Valérie Boyer, the deputy of the National Assembly, member of France-Armenia Friendship Group, who is also the author of the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide in France.Highly assessing the existing mu...  23.04.2013RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan Receives the Senator of the U.S. Pennsylvania State Mike Brubaker On April 23 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan received the Senator of the U.S. Pennsylvania State Mike Brubaker.The NA President Hovik Abrahamyan has noted with satisfaction that since independence the Armenian-American relations distinguish at high level of political contacts and today the bilat...  22.04.2013At the Sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration and Local Self-Government On April 22 the RA NA Standing Committee on Territorial Management and Local Self-Government at the sitting moderated by Stepan Margaryan debated and endorsed the bill “On Amending the RA Law On Local Self-Government” submitted by the RA Government, debated in the second reading to be included in th...  19.04.2013Parliamentary Delegation of the Czech Republic Visits Tsitsernakaberd On April 19 the delegation headed by the Chairman of the Standing Committee for European Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Jan Bauer visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex.The Czech parliamentarians laid a wreath and flowers at the Memorial of the 1915 Arme... |
