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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 →

Entrepreneurs should work in the same field, with the same rules of the game15.05.2014

Entrepreneurs should work in the same field, with the same rules of the game

The Government held a meeting today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. Addressing the meeting, the Prime Minister said, “ International Family Day is marked today worldwide. The family is the foundation of our nation. A strong family is the guarantee of a strong State. I congratulate our people on the International Family Day and wish you all love, harmony and unity .” Proceeding to the agenda, the Government extended till February 6, 2015 the temporary import... more →

Discussion at the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs15.05.2014

Discussion at the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs

On May 15 the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs jointly with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) organized a working professional discussion on the programme budgetary within the framework of the concept of the continuous development of the professional capabilities. Welcoming the participants of the event, the NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan highlighted the joint implementing programmes between the German Society for International Cooperation... more →

PM Receives World Bank Regional Director15.05.2014

PM Receives World Bank Regional Director

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received World Bank Regional Director Henry Kerali. The meeting was attended by World Bank Country Director Jean-Michel Happi. Welcoming the guests, the Prime Minister praised the World Bank for effective cooperation and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to build on the achievements. In turn, the World Bank regional director congratulated Hovik Abrahamyan on appointment and wished him fruitful work. Henry Kerali emphasized that the Bank is... more →