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16.11.2015
Prime Minister Visits French Embassy
Accompanied by Minister of International Economic Integration and Reform, Vice Prime Minister Vache Gabrielyan and Minister-Chief of Government Staff David Haroutunyan, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan visited today the Embassy of France in Armenia. On behalf of the Government of Republic of Armenia and himself, Hovik Abrahamyan expressed condolences to French Ambassador Jean-Francois Charpaetier, embassy staff and the friendly people of France on the terrorist attacks in Paris. ... more →
16.11.2015
NA Next Four-day Sittings Begin
On November 16 the National Assembly began the work of the next four-day sittings. At the beginning of the sitting by the proposal of the NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan the deputies in one-minute silence honoured the memory of the victims who fell as a consequence of the bloody terror attacks in Paris on November 13, and earlier in Beirut. “We strictly condemn those inhuman acts and refuse any manifestation of terror. In the name of the RA National Assembly we express our... more →
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 →