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Works of Four-day Sitting Continue01.03.2017

Works of Four-day Sitting Continue

On March 1, the RA National Assembly continued the works of the four-day sitting. By the proposal of the RA National Assembly Speaker Galust Sahakyan the deputies in one-minute silence honoured the memory of March 1, 2008 victims. The parliamentarians welcomed the teachers and pupils of Jermuk secondary school, who had visited the legislative package within the framework of the NA Open Doors programme and were observing the work of the plenary sitting. Afterwards voting took place:... more →

PM Receives Associated Television International Company President28.02.2017

PM Receives Associated Television International Company President

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received President of Associated Television International David McKenzie. The meeting discussed issues of increasing international awareness of Armenia, improving tourism opportunities and stimulating inbound tourism. David Mckenzie said that his company is going to make a documentary film about our country, with an emphasis on getting to know Armenia as the first Christian country, presenting its culture, history and the traditions of the Armenian... more →

Taron Margaryan: As soon as weather gets better we have to start implementation of large-scale work27.02.2017

Taron Margaryan: As soon as weather gets better we have to start implementation of large-scale work

During the weekly working meeting chaired by Mayor Taron Margaryan the head of Municipality Department of Communal Services Hrayr Antonyan reported that by joint efforts with “Sanitek” company with the communal services of the administrative districts and condominiums snow cleaning activities are going on in the streets, yards and inter-yard areas. It was also reported that in parallel with the MES liquidation of icicles from the roofs of blocks of flats and public buildings is... more →

Progress in government program implementation discussed with Prime Minister27.02.2017

Progress in government program implementation discussed with Prime Minister

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan called a consultative meeting to discuss progress in the implementation of the government program. Reporting back the activities carried out in their respectively fields, The heads of State agencies commented on the reasons behind non-performance or poor performance, as well as the steps taken to address the failures and the final deadlines. With reference to the timing and quality of the proposed activities, the Prime Minister urged the agency heads to... more →

Taron Margaryan: Independent Armenia which was dreamt of by our ancestors is our parents' achievement and they handed it down to us, and we must take care of it27.02.2017

Taron Margaryan: Independent Armenia which was dreamt of by our ancestors is our parents' achievement and they handed it down to us, and we must take care of it

Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan visited the political school “Andranik Margaryan” of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) to take part in the ceremony of handing graduation certificates to the first graduates of the school. The Vice Chairman of the RPA Armen Ashotyan, the head of the RPA Youth Organization Karen Avagyan and the teachers of the political school took part in the ceremony. Greeting and congratulating the listeners of the school Mayor Taron Margaryan stressed that... more →

27.02.2017

National Assembly Begins Work of Four-day Sittings

On February 27, the RA National Assembly began the work of the regular four-day sittings, and by voting passed the bills debated at the previous four-day sittings and ratified the international agreements. By the proposal of the NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan the deputies welcomed a group of lecturers and students of YSU Faculty of Journalism, who visited the parliament within the framework of the National Assembly Open Doors programme. The parliament approved the agendas of the NA session... more →