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16.12.2015
Mayor Taron Margaryan met with the Ambassador of Iran to Armenia
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan met with the newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) to the RA Seyyed Kazem Sajjad. Greeting the Ambassador, the Mayor congratulated him on starting his diplomatic mission in or country and expressed hope that the established friendly relations between Yerevan and the cities of Iran will go on developing and being of business character. "Taking into account the high level of Armenian-Iranian... more →
16.12.2015
Parliament Continues the Work of the Extraordinary Session
On December 16 the RA National Assembly continued the work of the extraordinary session and passed by voting the legislative initiatives debated on the previous day, after which the deputies continued debating in the first reading the package of the RA draft laws “On Agricultural Cooperatives” and “On Amending the RA Civil Code,” and the deputies Tevan Poghosyan, Mher Shahgeldyan, Mikayel Melkumyan, Artsvik Minasyan, Lernik Aleksanyan, Hovhannes Margaryan,... more →
15.12.2015
Yerevan Mayor introduced the new head of the administrative district of Nork Marash
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan introduced the newly-appointed head of Nork Marash district Vaghinak Mktrchyan to the employees of the staff. The former head of the district Varazdat Mkrtchyan resigned the office. Expressing gratitude to the former head of the district Mayor Taron Margaryan pointed out that their teamwork was effective and successful due to the result of properly coordinated work. Stressing that consistent work of the administrative district provides dynamic... more →
14.12.2015
During the working meeting in Yerevan City Hall conducted by Mayor Taron Margaryan the results of the assessment and analysis of the activities carried out by the administrative districts of the capital in November 2015 were summarized. Presenting the summarized rates of the work carried out in various spheres of urban economy Mayor's Advisor Arayik Kotanjyan noted that in the mentioned period the highest results were shown by Davtashen district, Shengavit came the second and... more →
14.12.2015
NA Extraordinary Session is Convened
By the decision of the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan, in accordance of the Article 70 of the RA Constitution, at the initiative of the RA Government, an NA extraordinary session of the RA National Assembly was convened on December 14 by the initiator’s established order. The deputies by voting approved the NA draft decision on the special procedure of holding the extraordinary session convened on December 14, 2015, by which it was proposed to convene four sittings with one and... more →
12.12.2015
European Democrat Students adopts resolution to recognize Armenian Genocide
On 12 December European Democrat Students (EDS) of the European People’s Party adopted a resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide. The resolution had been included in the agenda of EDS Council at the suggestion of the Youth Organization of the Republican Party of Armenia. The latter joined EDS in summer of 2015. The resolution condemns the genocides committed by the Ottoman Empire in late 19th and early 20th centuries against the Armenian, Assyrian peoples and Pontiac Greeks.... more →