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13.06.2014
Delegation Led by the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan is to Leave on a Working Visit for the NKR
On June 13 the delegation led by the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan, which comprised of the deputies Artak Zakaryan, Koryun Nahapetyan, Hovhannes Sahakyan, Armen Rustamyan, Karine Atshemyan, Naira Karapetyan, Shushan Petrosyan, Vahan Babayan, Mher Shahgeldyan, Tevan Poghosyan, Nikol Pashinyan, Khachatur Kokobelyan will leave for the NKR, where the 9th broadened sitting of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the RA NA and the NKR NA will be held. The delegation led by the... more →
13.06.2014
Discussions at the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
On June 14 at the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute the NA Standing Committees on Foreign Relations and on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport held discussions on the theme “The Works of Boosting the Process of the Armenian Genocide International Recognition and Condemnation and to be Done Ahead of the Armenian Genocide 100th Anniversary and the Possibilities of the Parliamentary Participation,” where the RA NA deputies, members of the RA Government and the State... more →
12.06.2014
PM Pays Tribute to Memory of Andranik Margaryan
On the birthday of former Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margaryan of blessed memory, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan visited today Komitas Pantheon in Yerevan. The country’s top leadership and Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan laid flowers on Andranik Margaryan’s grave, paying tribute to the memory of the outstanding political figure and statesman. A requiem service was administered on the part of the Armenian Apostolic Church clerics. more →
12.06.2014
A memorial evening dedicated to Andranik Margaryan
In accordance with the tradition, this is the seventh year running the “Andranik Margaryan” company has organized an event dedicated to the birthday of the RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan in “Narekatsi” art center. This time the event dedicated to his 63th birthday started with the video describing the life and the activity of the public official. The members of the family of the Prime Minister, representatives of the Municipality of Yerevan staff, state and... more →
12.06.2014
Government takes unprecedented step in support of small and medium-sized enterprises
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The government approved a set of draft amendments to the law on turnover tax and six other legislative acts to provide a more favorable tax environment for the SMEs engaged in trading activities and family businesses. The amendments envisage lowering of turnover tax to 1 percent from the currently applicable 3.5 percent. Family businesses will enjoy preferential terms: their entrepreneurial activity will be... more →
12.06.2014
Fifth Session of the NA Fifth Convocation Ends
On June 12 the National Assembly continued the work of the four-day sittings, and with 67 for, 40 against, 5 abstained passed the RA NA draft decision “On Approving the Annual Report on the Execution of the RA State Budget for 2013.” The deputies continued to debate the item on passing in the first reading the package of bills “On the State Budget of the IT Sphere,” “On Amending the RA Law on Profit Tax” and “On Amending the RA Law on Income... more →