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Opening the parliament sitting of November 17 the Speaker of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan in the name of the legislators congratulated the students on their International Day, wishing success. We’ll also note that the students of Yerevan School 119 Senior School visited the parliament this time to attend the sitting and to get acquainted with the activities of the National Assembly.

Afterwards, the parliament by voting adopted the draft law on amendments to the law on Human Rights Defender and turned to other agenda issues. In particular, the debate of the report of the Control Chamber ended. The Chairman of the Control Chamber Ishkhan Zakaryan in his final speech thanked the deputies for concerning debates.

Ishkhan Zakaryan also presented to the deputies’ assessment the annual programme of 2011 activities of the Control Chamber, touching upon the principles laid on the basis of the document.

The Chairman of the Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs Gagik Minasyan presented the endorsement on the programme and noted that it completely complied with the letter and spirit of the law. The Committee Chairman also noted that the targets of checking were rather thoroughly described, which would keep those who checked and those to be checked within the framework of law.

After debating the draft law 2011 State Budget of the Republic of Armenia in NA Standing Committees it was also presented in the plenary sitting. RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan submitted to the parliament the strategic priorities of the main financial documents for the coming year.

Thanking for the concerning and constructive debates the Prime Minister noted that the executive body would express its position in the final version of the draft budget in the brief written document.

The Finance Minister characterized the 2011 budget balanced.

12 deputies were registered for addressing questions to the Minister. The debate of the issue will continue at November 18 sitting.

At the last hour of the third day of the four-day sittings, according to NA Rules of Procedure, the members of the government answered the deputies’ questions.