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22.05.2018
National Assembly Begins Work of Regular Sittings
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On May 22, the RA National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings.

The Speaker of the Parliament presented the protocols 6-11 on providing the mandates of the RA Central Electoral Commission (CEC) to the relevant candidates. As a result of that, Alen Simonyan, Hrachya Hakobyan, Hovik Aghazaryan, Hayk Konjoryan from the Yelq/Way Out parties' alliance, Hakob G. Hakobyan from the RPA and Ruzanna Arakelyan from the ARF will begin their parliamentary activities. Under Part 4 of Article 33 of the NA Rules of Procedure the newly elected Members have sworn in.

The Speaker of the parliament presented the draft laws on making addenda to the agenda of the third convocation of the RA NA sixth convocation and the agendas of the regular sittings.

The parliament in the second reading and completely adopted the package of the draft laws envisaging amendments on Making Amendment and Addenda to the RA Law on Wastes and the enclosed laws.

The MPs welcomed the delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Syllouris.

Demetris Syllouris's welcome speech is here.

Addressing the Head of the delegation the RA NA Speaker Ara Babloyan particularly said: “I am thankful for your warm words and good wishes. Mr Speaker, as you really mentioned in your word, our brotherly peoples' struggle is common. The historical injustice made us revolt against the same evil, as we bear the same civilized values. Our two brotherly peoples should overcome the difficulties standing shoulder by shoulder, and we are obliged to use all inter-state, inter-parliamentary, political and economic formats for defending all-human values. I believe in our countries' tomorrow.

The parliament in the first reading debated the package of the draft law on Amending the RA Criminal Code and the enclosed presented draft laws presented by the RA Deputy Minister of Justice Suren Krmoyan.

In his speech Edmon Marukyan proposed to resume the debate of the amnesty issue.

The RA Deputy Minister of Justice Artur Hovhannisyan presented in the first reading the package of the draft laws on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA Constitutional Law on Human Rights Defender, on Making Amendments and Addendum to the RA Law on Operative-Investigative Activity.

The draft law was debated in the RA NA Standing Committee on State and Legal and protection of Human Rights and received an endorsement. The speaker Rustam Makhmudyan called on the MPs to vote for the draft law.

The RA Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan presented the RA draft law on Making Addendum to the RA Law on State Duty and the RA draft law on Ratifying the Agreement on the Employment of the Family Members of the Official Missions' Employees of One State in Another State between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of France.

The member of the RA NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Gagik Melikyan noted that the draft law was endorsed. The speaker Shirak Torosyan proposed to vote for the draft law on Ratifying the Agreement.

The RA Deputy Minister of Nature Protection presented the legislative package envisaging addenda to the RA Land Code and amendments and addenda to the enclosed laws.

The MP Aram Harutyunyan presented the endorsement of the RA NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environment on the package.

The RA NA members Sergey Bagratyan and Mikayel Melkumyan expressed their viewpoints.

The parliament debated in the first reading the draft law on Amending the RA Law on State Pensions presented by the Deputy Minister of RA Labor and Social Affairs Smbat Saiyan.

The RA NA Standing Committee on Health Care and Social Affairs endorsed the draft law.

Afterwards the parliament debated the RA draft law on Ratifying the Convention Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the State of Israel on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Exclsion presented by the RA Deputy Minister of Finance Armen Hayrapetyan.

The member of the RA NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Gagik Melikyan presented the endorsement.

The RA NA Member Gevorg Gorgisyan highlighted the adoption of the Convention, Mikayel Melkumyan touched upon the statistics of the economy of Israel, made certain parallels with the economy of Armenia.

The RA Deputy Minister of Finance Armen Hayrapetyan also presented the RA draft law on Ratifying the Protocol on the Use of the Certain Provisions of the Treaty signed on 23 December 2014 on Joining the Treaty of 29 May 2014 of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan on Eurasian Economic Union.

The Committee Chair on the RA NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Khosrov Harutyunyan presented the endorsement on the protocol.

Afterwards the RA Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan presented for debate the annual report on the Activities of the RA Human Rights Defender, the State of the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms.

The RA NA Member Gevorg Petrosyan and the RA NA Deputy Speaker Mikayel Melkumyan expressed their viewpoints on the annual report.

In his final speech Arman Tatoyan touched upon the voiced viewpoints.

The RA Minister of Agriculture Artur Khachatryan presented for debate in the first reading the legislative package on Making Amendments and Addendum to the RA Tax Code, on Making Addenda and Amendment to the RA Law on Notice of the Activity Implementation and on Making Addenda and Amendments to the RA Law on State Duty.

The Committee Chair on the RA NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Khosrov Harutyunyan noted that the issue had been debated in detail, revised: as a result of it, the Committee endorsed it.

At the last sitting, according to the RA Constitutional Law NA Rules of Procedure, the RA NA members made statements.


22.05.2018
RA NA Member Araik Hovhannisyan Takes Part in Meeting of IPA CIS Permanent Commission in Saint Petersburg
On May 16-18, the meeting of the IPA CIS Permanent Commission on Practices of State-Building and Local Government was held in Saint Petersburg, where the Deputy Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environment Araik Hovhannisyan ...

22.05.2018
NA Member Ruzanna Muradyan Conducts Regular Open Lesson
On May 22, within the framework of the RA NA Open Doors programme the pupils and teachers of Yerevan Nikolay Gogol N 35 and Vagharsh Vagharshyan N 80 Basic Schools visited the parliament. The guests took a tour in the National Assembly building and observed the work of the regular sitting.The RA NA ...

22.05.2018
Delegation led by President of House of Representatives of Cyprus Pays Tribute in Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex
On May 22, the delegation led by the President of the House of the Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Syllouris being on an official in Yerevan, accompanied by the RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov and the NA Member Tatshat Vardapetyan visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex. ...

22.05.2018
Speech by President of House of Representatives of Republic of Cyprus at Sitting of National Assembly Demetris Syllouris
In response to your warm invitation with joy and great respect the delegation of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus led by me is in Armenia and today I am giving a speech in the parliament of the friendly country. I am having double joy that our compatriot, Mr Vardkes Mahdessian,...

22.05.2018
RA NA President Ara Babloyan Congratulates Charles Aznavour on His Birthday
Dear Mr Aznavour,I cordially congratulate you on the occasion of your 94th birth anniversary and warmly remember my meetings with you in Armenia, France and Switzerland.Thanks to your performing unique art and about eight hundred authored songs you have your special place in the world song art long ...



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