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10.10.2012
Prime Minister T. Sargsyan: Offenders To Bear Personal Responsibility
Good afternoon, dear colleagues. Before proceeding to the agenda, I would like to inform you that during our last meeting, which focused on healthcare issues, clear instructions were given to the Minister of Healthcare and the State Revenue Committee Chairman. As a follow-up, we will hold a consultative meeting tomorrow to summarize the findings of our recent surveys. Secondly, as you mat remember, an instruction was issued for the Prime Minister’s Control Service, the... more →
10.10.2012
Results of the OSCE PA Autumn Session Were Summed Up
On October 10 at the press conference the Head of the Delegation of the RA National Assembly to OSCE PA Artashes Geghamyan summed up the results of the Autumn Session of the OSCE PA, which was held in Tirana on October 5-7. During the session Artashes Geghamyan has delivered a speech on the themes included in the agenda “Dealing With the Economic and Financial Crises” and “Promoting and Protecting Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Cultural Societies in the OSCE Region,” as... more →
10.10.2012
Working Discussion in the NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs
On October 10 Koryun Nahapetyan, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs met with the representatives of the member NGOs of the Public Network, the Association of the Civil Society Institutes. Koryun Naahapetyan highly appreciated the Memorandum of Cooperation signed between the National Assembly of the fourth convocation and the Public Network, but especially highlighted the activation and continuity of real and objective cooperation. He... more →
10.10.2012
Final Marz Phase of the 5th Republican Recitation Youth Contest Festival Begins
On October 10 the NA President Hovik Abrahamyan, the Vice Presidents of the parliament and a group of deputies visited Haghpat to take part in the opening ceremony of the Republican Recitation Youth Fifth Contest Festival. Let us note that the Republican Recitation Youth Fifth Contest Festival, which is held under the auspice of the NA President Hovik Abrahamyan, began on September 5 and is dedicated to Sayat Nova’s 300th and Yeghishe Charents’ 115th jubilees. By the way, UNESCO... more →
09.10.2012
RA NA President Receives the Ambassador of Belarus
On October 9 the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan received the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Armenia Stepan Sukhorenko. In the course of the meeting issues concerning the cooperation of two countries, development of the inter-parliamentary relations and other issues of bilateral interest were also discussed. The role of inter-parliamentary cooperation in strengthening the bilateral relations was highlighted. The Ambassador... more →
09.10.2012
Public Utility Regulatory Framework Being Improved
Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Economic Sphere’s Regulatory Reform Council met in the Office of Government. Acting Director of Government Staff’s National Center for Streamlined Legislation Armen Yeghiazaryan presented a package of proposals related to public utilities, the telecommunications and energy sectors. The proposals are aimed at the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC)-regulated licensing process, electricity connection deadlines,... more →