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14.11.2015
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan took part in the citywide tree planting
November 14 was announced as the day of citywide clean-up and tree planting. This action aimed at making Yerevan greener and cleaner united numerous representatives of state and private establishments, the members of Yerevan Council of Elders, as well as thousands of citizens. Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan together with his son participated in the tree planting in the park after Tatul Krpeyan. “As you know, weekly clean-ups are held in the capital every Saturday, and it has... more →
13.11.2015
By the decision of the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan, in accordance with Article 70 of the RA Constitution, at the initiative of the RA Government the RA NA extraordinary sitting of the RA National Assembly was convened on November 13, 2015. The parliament passed the draft decision of the RA National Assembly “On the Special Order (holding the debate in the third reading after interrupting by the second reading within 24 hours) of Debating the Bill “On the Notification... more →
12.11.2015
Accident Survivors and Victims’ Families to Get Financial Assistance
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The Ministry of Transport and Communication will be allocated AMD 50mln to provide State support to the victims of the November 3 Moscow-Yerevan bus crash in Tula region of Russia. Each victim’s family will be provided AMD1.5 million, while those survivors under treatment in Russian and Armenian hospitals will get 700 thousand drams each. Other bus passengers will get 500 thousand drams.... more →
12.11.2015
On November 12 the RA National Assembly continued the work of the extraordinary sitting, passing by voting the draft laws debated at the previous sitting. The deputies continued debating the package of bills “On Amending the RA Administrative-Territorial Division,” “On Amending the RA Law on Local Self-Government” and the bills enclosed in it. The Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration and Local Self-Government Stepan Margaryan... more →
11.11.2015
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan attended the opening of the AEU (Armenian Economics University)-hosted 25th symposium, referred to as “Knowledge, innovation and development.” Welcoming the participants, the Prime Minister said knowledge, innovation and development are the key to economic development in the 21st century, and the theme of the symposium was not chosen randomly. The Premier stressed that he was familiar with the research conducted at the university and... more →
11.11.2015
Parliament Continues the Work of the Extraordinary Sitting
On November 11 the National Assembly continued the work of the extraordinary sitting, passing by voting the draft laws debated at the previous sitting. The amendments proposed in the RA Judicial Code were debated. The deputies continued debating in the first reading the bill “On Amending the RA Judicial Code.” The member of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Levon Martirosyan submitted the endorsement of the Committee. The NA deputy Gagik... more →