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19.03.2024
Work of NA regular sittings begins
On March 19, the National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings. The NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan informed that the Central Electoral Commission presented the protocol N 20 on providing the mandate of the deputy, who was elected NA deputy and prematurely terminated it, to the next cand...

18.03.2024
Alen Simonyan Receives Ambassador of the Czech Republic to RA Petr Pirunčík
On March 18, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Republic Armenia Petr Pirunčík.The purpose of the Ambassador’s visit was to convey the letter of the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Re...

18.03.2024
20 items on draft agenda of regular sittings to be convened on March 19
On March 18, the Council of the National Assembly convened a sitting, which presided over the Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan.The drafts on making addenda to the agenda of the seventh session of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly and on the agenda of the regular sittings to be conve...

18.03.2024
Workshop on theme Disability and Inclusion for RA NA Staff
On March 16 and 17, within the framework of the cooperation between the RA National Assembly Staff and the Parliamentary Centre (Canada) a workshop on the theme Disability and Inclusion was held.Welcoming the participants of the workshop, the Chief of Staff, Secretary General of the RA NA Staff Davi...

18.03.2024
Films and audio-visual programmes containing propaganda of criminal subculture are also proposed to be shown in public multiplexes with a time limit
According to Article 9.3 of the law on Audiovisual Media, the audio-visual programmes of an erotic nature and films containing horror and obvious violence, as well as the programmes that have a possible negative impact on the health, mental and physical development, and upbringing of minors, can be ...

18.03.2024
Public broadcaster can have a maximum of two audiovisual programmes with nationwide distribution according to initiative
The deputy of the Civil Contract Faction Sisak Gabrielyan proposed the amendment to the law on Audiovisual Media. According to him, one audio-visual programme is broadcasted by the Public Television Company of Armenia CJSC only in the metropolitan area. The author suggests that the public broadcaste...

18.03.2024
It is proposed to clarify regulations of Law on Preservation and Use of Immovable Monuments of History and Culture and Historical Environment
The Law of the Republic of Armenia on the Preservation and Use of Immovable Monuments of History and Culture and Historical Environment was adopted in 1998 and in the passing period it has been revised several times, a number of amendments and addenda have been made. The sector is in the process of ...

16.03.2024
European Parliament Adopts a Resolution on Armenia
The European Parliament adopted a Resolution on closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia.The document received the support of almost all factions: it was adopted with 504 for, 4 against and 32 abstained votes. ...

15.03.2024
Discussion in Parliament: Current Situation of Armenia-India relations and perspectives of development
On March 15, on the initiative of the RA NA Vice President, the Head of the Armenia-India Friendship Group Hakob Arshakyan, a working discussion was held on the theme on Development and Deepening of Relations between Armenia and India.The members of the Parliamentary Friendship Group and the represe...

15.03.2024
Arman Yeghoyan meets with more than 30 students of high-ranking universities
On March 15, the Chair of the Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan received the students of the Jean Monnet Winter School organized by the Eurasia International University titled EU External Relations in the Times of Geopolitical Turbulence: the Case of South Caucasus.On the las...

15.03.2024
Measures and programmes implemented in foreign sector in 2023 debated
The RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations debated and took note of the report on the process and the results of the implementation of the RA Government Programme (2021-2026) for 2023 at March 15 sitting.The RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan detailed the programmes and measures i...

15.03.2024
Ceremony of handing over certificates to young volunteers is held
The National Assembly is always ready to cooperate with the youth. I think that you had good impressions from the work you did and you will always be next to the Parliament: The Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan said. On March 15, the volunteers involved in th...

15.03.2024
Committee endorses draft laws on ratification of loan agreements
The Republic of Armenia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed the loan agreement Seismic Risk Improvement Program (additional financing) worth 66.1mlin Euros: The RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Vache Terteryan said this at March 15 extraordinary sitting of the NA ...

15.03.2024
RA-EU trade turnover increased significantly last year: Committee debates report on implementation process and results of Government programme for 2023
In the extraordinary sitting of February 15, the NA Standing Committee on European Integration debated and took note of the report on the implementation process and results of the RA Government programme (2021-2026) for 2023.The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Paruyr Hovhannisyan presented the wo...

14.03.2024
Delegation of RA NA Armenia-Germany Friendship Group has meetings with the representatives of Government of Hamburg
The delegation of the Armenia-Germany Friendship Group of the RA National Assembly had meetings with the representatives of the Government of Hamburg during the visit to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).During the official meeting with the Hamburg Minister of Finance (Senator of Finance) Andrea...

14.03.2024
Graduates of Katarine Women’s Political Leadership Programme hosted in Parliament
On March 14, the graduates of the Katarine Women’s Political Leadership Programme visited the National Assembly. The RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with them and talked about the issues of women’s involvement in social and political life. The deputies of the Civil Contract Faction Arusyak ...

14.03.2024
Question of a substitute member debated at extraordinary sitting of NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs
The members of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs Arusyak Manavazyan and Edgar Hakobyan initiated an extraordinary sitting of the Committee on March 14 due to the fact that the positions of the Chair and the Deputy Chair of the Committee are vacant, according to the ...

13.03.2024
Issues regarding irrigation water measurement and legislative reforms discussed
During the regional visits, the residents of the communities raise, in particular, the issues regarding irrigation water and water meters, and express their concerns in this regard: The deputy of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Rustam Bakoyan said during the work discussion on irrigation water prob...

13.03.2024
Performance of Government’s programme for 2023 debated in Committee
The report on the implementation process and results of the Government programme (2021-2026) for 2023 was debated and taken as a note at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs.The RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan, the Chairman of the RA...

13.03.2024
Ruben Rubinyan Receives Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations of the U.S. Department of State Luis Bono
On March 13, the Vice President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan received the Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations of the U.S. Department of State Luis Bono.The U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Armenia Kristina Kvien attended the meeting. Ide...

13.03.2024
EESC Delegation Hosted in NA Standing Committee on European Integration
On March 13, the Chair of the Standing Committee on European Integration of the National Assembly Arman Yeghoyan, the Deputy Chair Meri Galstyan, members Tatevik Gasparyan and Arsen Torosyan met with the delegation led by the Co-Chair of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the EU-Arme...

13.03.2024
Legal regulations itinerant sales functioning in Yerevan also to be applied in other communities
The main purpose of the package of the drafts is the improvement of the itinerant sales demand, the rise of the circulation of the itinerant sales locations, accordingly also the increase of the entry of the local duties, as well as the promotion of the tourism development. The RA Deputy Chair of th...

13.03.2024
Ruben Rubinyan Receives Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia
On March 13, the RA NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan met with the Head of the European Delegation (EU) to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos.Both sides highly appreciated the steps being taken for the implementation of the RA-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. The RA-EU Partnersh...

13.03.2024
Amendments and addenda designed in Laws on Motorways and on State Duty
The proposed amendments and addenda to the Laws on Motorways and on State Duty are aimed at increasing the safety level of the road network and tunnels, reducing their potential risks, and implementing a preventive policy in the direction of traffic accidents. The RA Deputy Minister of Territorial A...

13.03.2024
Promoting Social Human Rights in RA Project included in RA-CoE Action Plan 2023-2026 discussed
We welcome the activity of the Yerevan Office of the Council of Europe (CoE) in Armenia and extremely highlight the launch of the two-year project Strengthening Human Rights of Social Sphere in the Republic of Armenia included in the RA-CoE Action Plan 2023-2026: The Chair of the RA NA Standing Comm...

13.03.2024
Sum of money exceeding 150.000 AMD to be considered big amount of damage for illegal fishing or harvesting of whitefish
At March 13 sitting, the RA NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environment debated in the second reading the revised package of the draft laws on Making Addenda and Amendments to the RA Water Code, on Making Addenda and Amendments to the RA Co...

13.03.2024
Artur Hovhannisyan meets with students of YSU Faculty of International Relations
The development of relations with any country cannot be at the expense of independence, sovereignty and freedom of the Republic of Armenia: The Secretary of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Artur Hovhannisyan said at the meeting held on March 13 with the 4th-year students of YSU Faculty of Internati...

13.03.2024
Committee debates bills presented in second reading
The NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs debated a number of legislative initiatives in the second reading at the sitting on March 13. The Head of the State Property Management Committee of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Arnak Avetisyan presented the draft law ...

13.03.2024
Formats of cooperation with competent committee within the framework of programme aimed at improving the life of vulnerable groups discussed
The Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs Heriknaz Tigranyan, the deputies of the Committee Gayane Yeghiazaryan and Mariam Poghosyan met with the Country Director of Democracy International Inc., Head of the Project Protection, Inclusion and Empowerment Activity Liesbeth ...

13.03.2024
Opportunities of strengthening Armenian-German ties and forming legislative favourable field discussed
Within the framework of the visit to Germany the delegation of the RA National Assembly had meetings with the representatives of the structures having role in business relations of Hamburg.The study of the regional logistic problems of the Republic of Armenia became a key one during the meeting with...

13.03.2024
It is designed to introduce a new form of standard contracts
It is proposed to make amendments to the Law on Joint Stock Companies and to introduce a new form of contract, which is based on the example of similar American regulations. At the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on March 13, the RA Acting Deputy Minister of Economy Rafayel ...

13.03.2024
It is proposed to establish a state duty for a number of services provided in aviation sector
Along with regulatory and control functions, the RA Civil Aviation Committee is currently providing a number of services for which no state duty or fee is charged. Studying the international experience, the Committee found out that similar services are provided on a paid basis in several countries o...

12.03.2024
Issue of ratifying Agreement between RA and EU on status of European Union Mission in Armenia debated
Back in 2022, based on the request of the Armenian side, the EU Council made an unprecedented urgent decision to deploy a Civilian Mission of the EU Monitoring Capacities on the interstate border of Armenia and Azerbaijan for a period of two months. The latter was deployed along the eastern border o...

12.03.2024
Head of NA Armenia Faction Seyran Ohanyan Receives Ambassador of France to RA
On behalf of the Faction I would like to express our satisfaction for all efforts of France that during our history were addressed to the Armenian people’s protection, and today those efforts continue. The Head of the RA NA Armenia Faction Seyran Ohanyan said this, receiving the Ambassador Extraordi...

11.03.2024
Members of RA NA Armenia-Germany Friendship Group Visit Hamburg City Hall
On March 11, the delegation of the RA NA Armenia-Germany Friendship Group was hosted by the Hamburg City Hall, in the Rathaus. The Armenian parliamentarians left notes in the Memory Book of Honor, after which they had a short conversation with the Mayor of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher....

11.03.2024
Delegation of RA NA Armenia-Germany Friendship Group meets with First Vice President of the Hamburg Parliament
On March 11, the delegation of the Friendship Group Armenia-Germany of the RA National Assembly met with the First Vice President of the Hamburg Parliament Mareike Engels within the framework of the visit to Hamburg.At the core of the meeting was the dynamic development of the Armenian-German relati...

11.03.2024
Issues regarding main directions of priorities and proactive policy of RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure debated
During 2024, the Standing Committee on regional and Eurasian Integration holds thematic debates titled The presidency of the Republic of Armenia in the EEU: New directions of proactive policy, touching upon the programmes of the measures being carried out by the relating ministries and its results. ...

09.03.2024
Delegation led by RA NA President Alen Simonyan is on an official visit to Estonia
The delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan left for the Republic of Estonia on an official visit. The Head of Parliament met with the President of the National Assembly of Estonia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister of the country.During the meetings, issues regardin...

08.03.2024
Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas receives delegation led by RA NA President Alen Simonyan
Within the framework of the official visit to the Republic of Estonia, the delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan was received by the Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas.“Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, our countries have been conducting a high-level political dialogu...

08.03.2024
Minister of Foreign Affairsof Estonia to Alen Simonyan: We are ready to support Armenia in establishing peace and security in region
Within the framework of the official visit to the Republic of Estonia, the delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna.The parties confirmed the existing warm interstate relations between Armenia and Estonia, which are based ...

08.03.2024
NA President Alen Simonyan’s congratulatory message on International Women’s Day
Dear women,I heartily congratulate each of you on this beautiful day, International Women’s Day. You are the beginning of life and you make the world the way it is with your gentle and tender nature.Dear mothers, there would be nothing without you. We thank you for giving life and creating destinies...

07.03.2024
Nikol Pashinyan meets with RA NA Civil Contract Faction
On March 7, the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the RA NA Civil Contract Faction in the National Assembly.Government members were also present at the meeting.Issues regarding the economic development of Armenia were debated....

07.03.2024
A thematic conversation-discussion regarding human rights is held
Thematic conversation-discussions regarding human rights have already become a regular and demanded format, which gives an opportunity to raise issues, discuss them and take appropriate steps towards their solution: The Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Publ...

07.03.2024
Delegation led by Alen Simonyan meets with NA President of Republic of Estonia
On March 7, the delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan being in Estonia on an official visit met with the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia Lauri Hussar and the parliamentarians.Alen Simonyan, welcoming the colleagues, thanked them for the invitation to the meeting ...

07.03.2024
It is proposed to hold joint final exams in field of medical education
A number of institutions provide higher medical education in Armenia. The topic, the idea around which we have gathered today, refer to the order of higher graduation exams and its control. It is proposed to hold joint final exams as a control toolkit. The Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Healt...

07.03.2024
Issues related to deepening of Armenian-Danish parliamentary relations discussed
Your visit to Armenia is unprecedented in terms of the development of Armenian-Danish parliamentary relations. Welcoming the parliamentary delegation of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the RA National Assembly Sargis Khandanyan said.The members of ...

07.03.2024
Delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus hosted in Parliament
On March 7, the Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Hayk Konjoryan and the Committee members met with the delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyp...

06.03.2024
RA NA Civil Contract Faction meets with Armen Grigoryan
On March 6, the RA NA Civil Contract Faction met with the Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan in the National Assembly.During the meeting, issues regarding economic security of the RA were debated....

06.03.2024
Sargis Khandanyan receives Deputy-Director General of Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
On March 6, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly Sargis Khandanyan received the Deputy-Director General and the Head of the Department for European Security Policy at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador Johan Frisell.The Ambassador Ex...

06.03.2024
Legislative package to regulate a number of procedural issues arising during administrative proceedings
The Executive proposes amendments and addenda to the Codes on Administrative Procedure and Administrative Offenses. The main regulations were presented by the RA Deputy Minister of Justice Ara Mkrtchyan in the first reading at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs.More ...

06.03.2024
It is proposed to provide an authorizing norm for RA Government
Studies of the proceedings being in the process of examination and examined in the pre-trial bodies have shown that the damages caused to the state or the community are restored to the joint accounts of the RA Investigative Committee, the former special investigative service, the Prosecutor's Office...

06.03.2024
New regulations proposed in legislative provisions regarding fiduciary management of share
Officials in commercial organizations can transfer participation in their statutory capital to specialized fiduciary management organizations, but according to the existing formulations, the provisions regarding this imperative requirement are not clear and may lead to misinterpretation. There are c...

06.03.2024
Initiative regarding introduction of mechanisms of periodic verification of building Integrity in legal system debated
The draft law on Making Addenda and Amendments to the Constitutional Law Judicial Code of the Republic of Armenia and the attached package of bills were debated in the second reading at the sitting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs on March 6. It was moderated by the Committee Cha...

05.03.2024
Standing Committee on Economic Affairs convenes parliamentary hearings to debate new legislative package regulating IT sector
For the companies with up to 30 employees in the field of information technologies, an income tax and profit tax privilege was established for a certain period of time, which was extended for another year. In parallel with that process, an agreement was reached to develop more long-term, predictable...

05.03.2024
Hasmik Hakobyan meets with students of YSU Faculty of International Relations
On March 5, the deputy of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Hasmik Hakobyan met with the 4-year students of the Faculty of International Relations of Yerevan State University (YSU), passing professional internship in parliament. “In the reports based on the studies held by the international structure...

04.03.2024
Protocol on considering powers of deputy, RA NA deputy Gevorg Papoyan terminated
“Taking as a basis the resignation letter of the deputy by the requirement of Article 154.1.6 and Article 155.2.2 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, consider the powers of the deputy Gevorg Papoyan elected by the national electoral list of the Civil Contract p...

03.03.2024
RA NA Delegation takes part in work of OSCE PA Winter Meeting
On February 22-23, the OSCE PA Winter Meeting was held in Vienna. The NA deputies left for Austria led by the Head of the delegation of our country to the organization Sargis Khandanyan. The policy pursued by Armenia aimed at the establishment of peace and in that context the deconstructive behaviou...

02.03.2024
NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan gives welcoming speech in Innovative Armenia 2024 Workshop
The RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan attended the Innovative Armenia 2024 workshop.In his welcoming speech the NA Vice President touched upon the possibilities of technological leap development. “For many years we have repeatedly discussed that, and different countries could provide that leap: I...

01.03.2024
RA NA Civil Contract Faction meets with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
On March 1, the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the RA NA Civil Contract Faction in the National Assembly.Members of the Government also attended the meeting.Issues on the foreign political developments were discussed....

01.03.2024
Sargis Khandanyan meets with Konrad Adenauer Foundation scholarship recipient group of international students
On March 1, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan met with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation scholarship recipient group of international students.Welcoming the guests in the Parliament, Sargis Khandanyan highly appreciat...

01.03.2024
Alen Simonyan and members of Civil Contract Faction pay tribute to memory of March 1 victims
The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan and the deputies of the Civil Contract Faction laid flowers at the Influence and Counteraction monument erected in the park adjacent to Grigor Lusavorich Street in Yerevan, paying tribute to the memory of March 1, 2008 v...

01.03.2024
Parliamentary Briefings: With Honor Faction
The Head of With Honor Faction Hayk Mamijanyan gave an introductory speech during the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings, and then answered the questions of the media representatives....

01.03.2024
Parliamentary Briefings: Armenia Faction
The Head of Armenia Faction Seyran Ohanyan took part in the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings and answered the journalists’ questions....

01.03.2024
Parliamentary Briefings: Civil Contract Faction
During the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings, the journalists honored the memory of the victims of March 1, 2008 with a minute of silence at the suggestion of the Secretary of the NA Civil Contract Faction Artur Hovhannisyan. Then Artur Hovhannisyan and the Chair of the Standing Comm...

29.02.2024
Members of Standing Committee on European Integration meet with Head of EU Delegation to RA
The members of the Standing Committee on European Integration of the National Assembly met with the Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Armenia Vassilis Maragos.The RA NA Deputy Chief of Staff Heghine Khachikyan and the Deputy Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation to RA Silja Ka...

29.02.2024
National Assembly ends work of regular sittings
At February 29 sitting, the National Assembly debated in the second reading the legislative package designing addenda to the laws on Military Service and the Status of a Serviceman and on Remuneration of the Persons Holding State Positions and State Service Positions. The RA Deputy Minister of Defen...

29.02.2024
Gegham Gevorgyan elected Chairman of RA Competition Protection Commission
With 67 votes in favor, Gegham Gevorgyan was elected as the Chairman of the RA Competition Protection Commission. The Chair of the Counting Commission of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly Narek Babayan informed about this. ...

29.02.2024
Garegin Baghramyan elected Chairman of RA Public Services Regulatory Commission
The Chair of the Counting Commission of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly Narek Babayan presented the results of the secret ballot of the candidate for the Chairman of the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission.Garegin Baghramyan was elected as Chairman of the Commission with 67 vote...

29.02.2024
Parliament debates election of Chairman of Competition Protection Commission
The Government of the Republic of Armenia has nominated Gegham Gevorgyan for the position of the Chairman of the Competition Protection Commission.The Parliament debated the election of the Chairman of the Competition Protection Commission at the regular sitting on February 29. The Acting Minister o...

29.02.2024
Parliament continues debate of issue of electing Chairman of RA Public Services Regulatory Commission
At February 29 sitting, the National Assembly continued debating debated the issue of electing...

28.02.2024
Deputies of RA NA Civil Contract Faction pay tribute to memory of Sumgait victims
On February 28, the deputies of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Lilit Stepanyan, Alkhas Ghazaryan and Vilen Gabrielyan visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex.The deputies laid flowers at the cross stone perpetuating the memory of the victims of Sumgait massacres (pogroms), honoured their memory.“...

28.02.2024
Alen Simonyan receives Regional Director for Eurasia at National Democratic Institute(NDI) Eva Busza
On February 28, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the Regional Director for Eurasia at the National Democratic Institute(NDI) Eva Busza....

28.02.2024
Parliament debates issue of electing Chairman of RA Public Services Regulatory Commission
On February 28, the National Assembly debated the issue of the election of the Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of the Republic of Armenia. The Government nominated for that position Garegin Baghramyan as a candidate. The RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infr...

28.02.2024
Committee endorses legislative package debated in second reading
At February 28 extraordinary sitting, the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security debated in the second reading the legislative package designing addenda to the Laws on Military Service and the Status of Serviceman and on Remuneration of Persons Holding State Positions and State Service Pos...

28.02.2024
Parliament debates issue of electing a judge of Constitutional Court
At the sitting of February 28, the National Assembly debated the issue of electing a judge of the Constitutional Court. According to Article 166.1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, the RA General Assembly of Judges proposed Davit Balayan’s candidacy for the vacancy of a judge of the Co...

28.02.2024
National Assembly debates a number of legislative initiatives in second reading
In the sitting of February 28, the National Assembly debated a number of legislative initiatives in the second reading. The deputy of the Civil Contract Faction Alkhas Ghazaryan is the author of the package of bills on Making Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia and on Making A...

28.02.2024
Levon Balyan: Opportunity to be given for new quality to enforcement by adoption of package of drafts
The purpose of the adoption of the package of drafts is the definition of more comprehensive and coordinated, simple and perceivable regulations by the use of the united legal notions, as a result of which, it is expected to provide more effective protection of the participants of the enforcement pr...

28.02.2024
Amendments are proposed on amount of pension for judge appointed in the position of CC member (judge)
The proposed amendment refers to the amount of pension for the judge appointed in the position of the member of the Constitutional Court (CC) before July 1, 2014. The calculation of the mentioned judges’ pension by the regulation in force is the following: the pension is calculated until July 1, 201...

28.02.2024
Proposed amendments to law on Transplantation of Human Organs and (or) Tissues debated
Since the adoption of the law, the main legislative acts regulating the health sector have been amended. It was necessary to elaborate a new draft in order to ensure compliance between the laws and to settle a number of problems that arose in practice in the field of transplantation. The RA Deputy M...

28.02.2024
Procurement processes to be more accessible at EEU state and municipal levels for RA companies by ratification of Agreement
At present Armenia unequivocally accepts the guarantees issued by the banks licensed from the Central Banks of the EEU partner countries. In case of taking part in the state and municipal, banking guarantee is required from the Armenian companies, but the guarantees issued by the Armenian banks are ...

28.02.2024
Parliament continued work of regular sittings
On February 28, the Parliament continued the work of the regular sittings and adopted the legislative initiatives debated on the previous day by voting. “The adoption of the draft law is conditioned by the necessity to extend the established transition period regarding the licensing requirement for ...

27.02.2024
Sargis Khandanyan and Vahagn Aleksanyan meet with Regional Director for Eurasia at National Democratic Institute
On February 27, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan and the deputy Vahagn Aleksanyan hosted the Regional Director for Eurasia at National Democratic Institute (NDI) Eva Busza. During the meeting, the deputies expressed their gratitude for the projects bei...

27.02.2024
Members of Armenian delegation to PACE meet with Candidate for CoE Secretary General Indrek Saar
On February 27, the members of the delegation of the National Assembly of Armenia to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Sona Ghazaryan, Arusyak Julhakyan and Armen Gevorgyan met with the candidate nominated by Estonia in the elections for the Secretary General of the Council ...

27.02.2024
Proposed amendments and addenda to Law on Management of Multi-Apartment Buildings and Code on Administrative Offenses presented to Parliament
The legislative package providing for amendments and addenda to the law on the Management of Multi-Apartment Buildings and the Code of Administrative Offenses was debated at the NA sitting on February 27.The key rapporteur, the First Deputy Chairman of the RA Urban Development Committee, the Acting ...

27.02.2024
Gevorg Papoyan: It is expected to raise quality of information being introduced to public and NA on principles of legality and efficiency in sector of public finance and property
The purpose of the elaboration of the legislative package is to raise the quality of information being presented to the public and National Assembly on the principles of legality and efficiency in the public finance and property through the rise of efficiency of the activity of the specialized with ...

27.02.2024
Parliament debates a number of legislative initiatives in second reading
In the sitting of February 27, the National Assembly debated more than a dozen legislative initiatives in the second reading.Presented by the RA Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan, the draft law on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA Code of Administrative Offenses and the packa...

27.02.2024
More distinct legal bases to be designed for providing circulation of medicine
The addenda and amendments being proposed to the law on Medicine and the enclosed laws will promote the processes of medicine registration, the regulation of the clinic experiment sphere, and the medicine import will be harmonized. At the NA sitting the RA Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan informe...

27.02.2024
It is designed to significantly improve regulations of field of gaming activities
The main and key change is that, for the first time, a system will be introduced in Armenia, which will enable monitoring the legal requirements for all types of gaming through digital tools, both from the viewpoint of consumer protection and fiscal control. This was stated by the Chairman of the RA...

27.02.2024
It is designed to provide financial support at expense of EEU budget by EEU member states for joint cooperative projects in industry branches
The Parliament debated the draft law on ratifying the protocol on making amendments to the Contract on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014 regarding the provision of financial support by the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) during the implementation of the joint cooperative...

27.02.2024
Kinds of permissible activity on Free Economic Zones working in RA to be established by legislative initiative
As a result of the package of draft laws, it will become possible to solve the issues of the privileges established for the Free Economic Zones (FEZ) operators working in the Republic of Armenia within the framework of the localization works of the 5th measure Harmful Tax Practices of the Base Erosi...

27.02.2024
Parliament begins work of regular sittings
The National Assembly began the work of regular sittings on February 27. The Parliament approved the agenda of the regular sittings. In the first reading, the legislative package authored by the Government was debated on making addenda to the law on Military Service and the Status of Servicemen and ...

26.02.2024
RA NA Civil Contract Faction meets with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
On February 26, the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the RA NA Civil Contract Faction in the National Assembly.Members of the Government also attended the meeting.The meeting held at the Munich Security Conference and issues regarding them were discussed during the meeting....

26.02.2024
Graduates of Parliamentary Internship and Fellowship Program 2023 of National Democratic Institute (NDI) handed over certificates
“I am sure that the knowledge and experience that you have obtained during these months in the National Assembly, are considered to be only the beginning of new achievements and successes,” the President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan noted, congratulating the graduates of the Parliamentary ...

26.02.2024
Members of NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs meet with German colleagues
We are very much interested in closer and more substantive cooperation with your Committee: The Chair of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vladimir Vardanyan said, receiving with the Committee members the delegation led by the Chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the FR...

26.02.2024
Khachatur Sukiasyan meets with YSU students
On February 26, the deputy of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Khachatur Sukiasyan met with the 4-year students of the Faculty of International Relations of Yerevan State University (YSU), passing professional internship in parliament. The students talked with Khachatur Sukiasyan about the current g...

26.02.2024
Alen Simonyan receives delegation led by Chairwoman of Committee on Legal Affairs of FRG Bundestag
On February 26, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the Chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the FRG Bundestag Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker.The Chair of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vladimir Vardanyan also attended the meeting.Welcoming...

26.02.2024
28 items on draft agenda of regular sittings to be convened on February 27
On February 26, the Council of the National Assembly convened a sitting,which presided over the NA President Alen Simonyan....

26.02.2024
Current conclusion of Audit Chamber debated at joint sitting
On February 26, the Standing Committees on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs and on Defense and Security convened a joint sitting to debate the current conclusion of the Audit Chamber regarding the results of the audit of the implementation of the nine months of the State Budget 2023 in the Min...

26.02.2024
RA NA President’s statement on resignation letter of RA NA Deputy Gevorg Papoyan
According to Article 155.1 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan submitted his resignation letter on February 26, 2024. Pursuant to Article 155.2 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of ...

26.02.2024
Committee adopts proposed amendments to law on Cumulative Pensions in second reading
The draft law on Making Amendments to the Law on Cumulative Pensions authored by the Government was debated in the second reading at the sitting of the RA NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs on February 26. According to the RA Law on Cumulative Pensions, in case of having diseases incl...

26.02.2024
Issue of ratification of protocol on implementation of joint cooperative projects in sphere of industry by EEU member states debated
The protocol defines the procedure of formation of financial means for the implementation of joint cooperative projects in the sphere of industry by the EEU member states, as well as the selection and order of such projects is also fixed. The financial support format is also defined by the decisions...

26.02.2024
Committee endorses draft law designing amendments and addenda to law on Audit Chamber
At February 26 extraordinary sitting, the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary endorsed the revised package on Making Amendments and Addenda to the law on Audit Chamber and the enclosed legislative drafts authored by the deputies Gevorg Papoyan, Arusyak Manavazyan, Narek Grigoryan...

26.02.2024
Amendments on appointed fines, simplification of administration as a result of violation of toad traffic rules
On February 26, the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs of the National Assembly convened an extraordinary sitting. The Committee Vladimir Vardanyan moderated it.The bill on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA Code on Administrative Offenses and the package of enclosed bills were debat...

26.02.2024
Lilit Minasyan delivers a speech at OSCE Winter Meeting
The RA NA delegation takes part in the work of the Winter Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) going on in Vienna. The deputy of the RA NA Civil Contract, the member of the delegation Lilit Minasyan delivered a speech in the Assem...

25.02.2024
New ideas in work of NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security
The NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security regularly has work meetings with the representatives of power structures.They emphasize new ideas and legislative new initiatives for making more visible the reforms in the defense sphere....

23.02.2024
RA NA Civil Contract Faction meets with Karen Andreasyan
On February 23, the RA NA Civil Contract Faction met with the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Karen Andreasyan in the National Assembly.The course of reforms implemented in the judicial system was debated.Ideas were exchanged on the existing problems in the judicial system and the necessary...

23.02.2024
Arman Yeghoyan meets with students of YSU Faculty of International Relations
On February 23, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan met with the students of the 4th year of the Faculty of International Relations of Yerevan State University (YSU) undergoing professional internship in parliament.The participants of the meeting discussed w...

23.02.2024
Sargis Khandanyan emphasizes the importance of the principles for the settlement of the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan
The RA NA delegation takes part in the work of the Winter Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) going on in Vienna.The Head of the RA NA delegation, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan deli...

23.02.2024
Parliamentary Delegation of Republic of France is in National Assembly
The RA NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan received the Parliamentary Delegation of the Republic of France on February 23. The meeting was attended by the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Andranik Kocharyan and the members of the Armenia-France Friendship Group led by the H...

23.02.2024
Activity of museums to be regulated by law
The draft regulates the relations concerning the activity of museums, as well as defines the types of museums, the functions, the purposes of use, the principles of replenishing, accounting and publicizing museum funds, ways of supporting museums and collections, professional qualification standards...

22.02.2024
Heads of RA NA factions meet with young specialists
On February 22, the participants chosen for the Young specialists’ parliamentary program 2024 met with the heads of the RA NA factions.The Head of the RA NA Faction Seyran Ohanyan and the member of the Faction Artur Khachatryan spoke about the government model of Armenia, the strategic directions of...

22.02.2024
Delegation led by Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania hosted in Parliament
Lithuania was the first country to recognize the independence of the Republic of Armenia. We attach importance to the deepening of the relations with Lithuania, the development of cooperation in various fields and platforms. Welcoming the visit of the delegation led by the Vice-Minister of Foreign A...

22.02.2024
Debate of legislative package postponed for revision
On the agenda of February 22 sitting of the Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs was the package of the draft law on Making Amendments and Addenda to the law on Prevention of Domestic Violence, the Protection of Persons Subjected to Violence in Family and Restoration o...

21.02.2024
Young Professionals’ agenda in National Assembly is full: They have a series of meetings
The Standing Committees are the important pillars of parliamentarism, as the Executive carries out its functions through them. In the form of parliamentary government, the Committees are considered to be an important mechanism for balancing the interests of the ruling political majority and parliame...

21.02.2024
Proposed amendments and addenda to Law on Management of Multi-Apartment Building and Code on Administrative Offenses debated
The NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environment Protection debated the Government’s legislative initiative in the first reading at the sitting on February 21, by which amendments and addenda are designed to be made to the Law on Management ...

21.02.2024
Committee debates draft laws presented in second reading
The Standing Committee on Economic Affairs debated the addenda to the Law on Customs Regulation in the second reading. They were presented by the Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan. The rapporteur reminded that the initiative proposes to organize the implementation of commerc...

21.02.2024
Addenda are proposed to Laws on Military Service and Status of Servicemen and on Remuneration of Persons Holding State Positions and State Service Positions
Highlighting the social motivation for contract military service, the Government proposes to make addenda to the Laws on Military Service and the Status of Servicemen and on Remuneration of Persons Holding State Positions and State Service Positions. Presenting the legislative package in the first r...

21.02.2024
Purpose of legislative proposal is specification of legal relations in game activity sphere
For the first time it will be possible to carry out control towards any party of the game sphere and to make the all required criteria verifiable, i.e. in terms of the rights of the consumers’ interests, the activity connected with the game product, game goods, the probability of winning will be com...

21.02.2024
Committee endorses draft reforming law on Transplanting Human Organs and (or) Tissues
With the adoption of the draft, the notion of ‘biological death’ will be legally enshrined, as well as a legal basis will be established for the approval of the list of organs to be taken for transplantation after the authorized body records the fact of the brain or biological death of a person. On ...

21.02.2024
It is proposed to extend the compulsory demand of licensing production and service of medical products
At February 21 regular sitting, the NA Standing Committee on Health Care in the first reading debated the draft law on Amending the law on Amending the law on Medical Aid and Service to the Population. As the RA Deputy Minister of Health Armen Gasparyan informed, the goal of the adoption of the draf...

21.02.2024
Standing Committee on Economic Affairs debates proposed amendments to Tax Code
The Executive proposes to revoke the privilege of the additional salary and deducting the amount of payments equal to it from the amount of profit tax calculated by the resident profit taxpayers implementing a business project in terms of new jobs created within the project.According to the RA Deput...

21.02.2024
Issue of privileges established for FEZ operators working in RA to be solved by adoption of legislative initiative
As a result of the package of draft laws, it will become possible to solve the issue of the privileges established for the Free Economic Zones (FEZ) operators working in the Republic of Armenia within the framework of the localization works of the 5th measure Harmful Tax Practices of the Base Erosio...

21.02.2024
Legal relations arising in connection with holding of temporarily vacant positions of tax and customs service to be regulated
According to the current regulations, the filling of the positions in the State Revenue Committee (SRC) system implies a process with subsequent stages carried out through the SRC training center. A training course may be organized, but there are few applications for participation or as a result of ...

20.02.2024
Young professionals’ parliamentary program begins in National Assembly in 2024
The National Assembly and the National Democracy Institute (NDI) have a very good experience of cooperation. We highlight the possibility of familiarizing the young professionals with the work of parliament and involving them in it through the program. I am sure that we’ll effectively cooperate, and...

20.02.2024
Work discussion on topic Local duties in Yerevan community regarding building permit rates for 2024
On February 20, the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, on the initiative of the deputy of Armenia Faction Tadevos Avetisyan, organized a work discussion on the topic Local duties in the Yerevan community regarding the building permit rates for 2024. The deputies, the representatives of the c...

20.02.2024
A new system of calculation of performance expenditures introduced by initiative
The purpose of the package of drafts is to set united legal notions, to introduce effective and comprehensive toolset of protection of rights of the participants and concerned persons of the enforcement proceedings, as well as to fix necessary legal bases for the enforcement system. The RA Deputy Mi...

20.02.2024
Government proposes to review legislation on granting state awards and titles
Only one of the 17 honorary titles established by the current legislation will remain. The persons who received honorary titles will continue to enjoy their rights and privileges defined by the legislation. There were editorial amendments after the first reading: The RA Deputy Minister of Justice Ar...

20.02.2024
Subject of a crime directed against established order of military service will also be a person voluntarily included in RA defense
The RA NA deputy Alkhas Ghazaryan proposed amendments and addenda to the Criminal Code and the Law on Defense. According to the new regulation, during the military service, a person voluntarily enrolled in the defense of the Republic of Armenia in accordance with the law on Defense will be the subje...

20.02.2024
New regulations are proposed in system regarding judges’ social guarantees
It is proposed to change calculating the amount of pension for the judge appointed in the position of the member of the Constitutional Court before July 1, 2014. The new regulations being proposed in the law on Constitutional Court were debated in the first reading at February 20 sitting of the NA S...

19.02.2024
Book Giving Day – also symbolic in National Assembly
Book Giving Day was celebrated in the National AssemblyOn the occasion of this Day the pupils, the Director and the teachers of Anton Chekhov N 55 Basic School were hosted in parliament.Ahead of Book Giving Day Reading Marathon was announced in school, and its participants visited the National Assem...

19.02.2024
Sisak Gabrielyan meets with YSU students
On February 19, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport Sisak Gabrielyan met with the students of YSU Faculty of International Relations. At the beginning of the meeting, on the occasion of Book Giving Day, the deputy presented books to the pa...

19.02.2024
Annual Report for 2023 of NA Budget Office Debated
During 2023, the Budget Office received 45 inquiries, 17 out of theme were from the deputies, 28 - from the Standing Committees. 511 certificates were prepared based on the received inquiries and provided to the RA NA Vice Presidents, the Standing Committees and factions, as well as to the deputies:...

19.02.2024
Agreement to regulate relations concerning mutual recognition of bank guarantees provided by member states for purpose of state (municipal) procurement
In general, this should facilitate the participation of the Armenian companies from the Republic of Armenia in the state and municipal procurements taking place in the EEU market. This was stated by the RA Deputy Minister of Finance Avag Avanesyan who presented the draft law on Ratifying the agreeme...





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