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RA NA President Galust Sahakyan Receives the Charges d’Affaires of Syria to the RA04.06.2014

RA NA President Galust Sahakyan Receives the Charges d’Affaires of Syria to the RA

 On June 4 the RA NA President Galust Sahakyan received Essam Nayyal, Charges d’Affaires of Syria to the RA. The Head of Armenia-Syria Friendship Group Khosrov Harutyunyan and the NA General Secretary Hrayr Tovmasyan attended the meeting. During the meeting the sides discussed issues regarding the Armenian-Syrian relations and regional problems, highlighted the further development of the inter-parliamentary cooperation. The NA President Galust Sahakyan noted that the... more →

A tribute of respect to the memory of the victims of Armenian Genocide04.06.2014

A tribute of respect to the memory of the victims of Armenian Genocide

 The Acting Chairman of the OSCE, the President of the Swiss Confederation, the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter who arrived in the republic of Armenia with an official visit accompanied by Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan and the RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan visited the Tsistsernakaberd memorial and put a wreath at the memorial and at the Eternal Fire commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Didier Burkhalter also planted a... more →

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, the President of the Swiss Confederation in the Parliament04.06.2014

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, the President of the Swiss Confederation in the Parliament

 On June 4 the RA NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan met with Didier Burkhalter, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, the President of the Swiss Confederation and the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Welcoming the high-ranking official, the RA NA Speaker highlighted the visit of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office to the regional countries and noted that it was a good opportunity to get acquainted with the regional problems on the spot and to discuss issues of common interest. The Head of... more →

Undisrupted movement restored on interstate highways04.06.2014

Undisrupted movement restored on interstate highways

 A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. On behalf of the Prime Minister, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan presented the situation created yesterday and today on M-6 and M-2 highways of Armenia. A rock fall had occurred, which created obstacles for road traffic on Vanadzor-Alaverdi highway. As a result of the effort of relevant technical units and road-building structures of Alaverdi and Vanadzor, the... more →

At the Sittings of the RA NA Standing Committees03.06.2014

At the Sittings of the RA NA Standing Committees

 On June 3 at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs moderated by Gagik Minasyan “The Annual Report on the State Budget Execution of the Republic of Armenia for 2013” was approved with endorsement. Then Gagik Minasyan gave information about the procedure of the fulfillment of the programs of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the USAID Support Program to the RA National Assembly (SANAP) by the Committee... more →

NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov Meets the World-Famous Basketball Player Šarūnas Marčiulionis03.06.2014

NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov Meets the World-Famous Basketball Player Šarūnas Marčiulionis

 On June 3 the NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov received Erikas Petrikas, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Armenia, and Šarūnas Marčiulionis, the Lithuanian basketball player and Olympic champion. Eduard Sharmazanov highly assessed Šarūnas Marčiulionis’ contribution to the development of the Lithuanian basketball, and he was distinguished with his mastery and gave a lot of moments of admiration to... more →