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Congratulation address of Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan on the International Family Day15.05.2014

Congratulation address of Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan on the International Family Day

Dear compatriots, Dear residents of Yerevan   Today the world marks the International Family Day. The strong family is the first link and an important factors of development of any country. Being a common human value,for us, Armenians the notion of family, of hearth has a more sacramental meaning. And that is natural as the Armenian hearth for centuries has been a special environment of keeping our national values and traditions, where generations professing national values have... more →

RA NA President Galust Sahakyan’s Message on Family Day 15.05.2014

RA NA President Galust Sahakyan’s Message on Family Day

Dear compatriots, I cordially congratulate all of us on Family Day. We have always highly appreciated family values and traditions, family relationship and upbringing. Among state holidays Family Day has affirmed by law the firm memory and special attitude, which we have towards family. It means respect towards scores of unwritten moral laws, thanks to which the Armenian family has been and remains through centuries a warm and intimate environment, hospitable home and a close corner in... more →

Prime Minister: Knowledge-based society is a highlight among the Government’s strategic priorities15.05.2014

Prime Minister: Knowledge-based society is a highlight among the Government’s strategic priorities

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan attended the General Assembly of the European Association of Higher Education Institutions due this May 14-16 at the Yerevan State University. The event was also attended by Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan. Welcoming the participants, the Prime Minister stressed the forum’s importance, especially considering that our country recently became a member of the European Association of Higher Education Institutions. ... more →

At the Sitting of the NA Standing Committee15.05.2014

At the Sitting of the NA Standing Committee

On May 15 at the NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs moderated by Koryun Nahapetyan the bill “On Amending the RA Code on Administrative Infringements” authored by the NA deputies Galust Sahakyan, Hermine Naghdalyan, Arpine Hovhannisyan, Mnatsakan Mnatsakanyan, Ruzanna Muradyan and Edmon Marukyan. By the authors’ proposal the debate of the draft law was postponed up to one year, and it was decided in future to debate it jointly with... more →

15.05.2014

Women Deputies Discuss the Demographic Challenges Existing in Armenia

On May 15 in the National Assembly a discussion with the cooperation of the UN Population Fund by the USAID Support Program to the Armenian National Assembly. The women representing the NA different factions took part in the meeting and discussed the demographic challenges existing in Armenia. The interlocutors talked about the important issues, as the aging of population, the disproprtion of the newly born children's genders, the high level of the artificial interruptions of... more →

RA NA President Galust Sahakyan Receives the Ambassador of Norway15.05.2014

RA NA President Galust Sahakyan Receives the Ambassador of Norway

On May 15 the President of the RA National Assembly Galust Sahakyan received Leidulv Atle Namtvedt, the newly appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway in Armenia (residence in Moscow). Congratulating the Ambassador on the occasion of beginning his mission, the NA President expressed conviction that he would make his contribution to the development of Armenian-Norwegian inter-state relations. The President of the Armenian Parliament highlighted the... more →