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On April 1, moderated by Vahe Ghalumyan, the extraordinary sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environment Protection.

The Committee debated and endorsed the draft law in the second reading on Making Addendum to the Law on Local Self-Government authored by the RA NA deputies Vahagn Hovakimyan, Vladimir Vardanyan and Arpine Davoyan.

The key rapporteur, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vahagn Hovakimyan informed that the bill was revised and editorial amendments were made.

The bill envisages that if the first sitting of the Council of Elders of the community united by law is not convened within twenty days from the moment of assuming the powers of the Council of Elders or the powers of that Council of Elders are prematurely terminated in accordance with Article 69.2 of the Law on Local Self-Government, then the RA Prime Minister shall appoint the Acting Head of the community, until assuming the powers of the newly elected head of the community established by law.

The RA Deputy Minister of the Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Vache Terteryan presented the positive position of the Government on the draft.

The draft law was endorsed.