31.10.2025Solemn event in parliament: UN Development Programme is a reliable partner of Armenia
Over the last three decades, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has been a reliable partner in Armenia, supporting democratic reforms in our country. One of the best examples of the abovementioned is the cooperation of the programme with the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, in particul...
31.10.2025NA Standing Committees to convene sittings
The Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs will convene a sitting on November 4 at 12:00, in Hall 214.The Standing Committee on Economic Affairs will convene sittings on November 5 at 11:00 and on November 7 at 11:00 in Hall 214.The sitting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affair...
31.10.20252026 State Budget Allocations for the field of territorial administration and infrastructure presented
On October 31, the preliminary debates on the RA draft law on the RA State Budget for 2026 continued at the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environment and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs. The sitting was cha...
31.10.2025Alen Simonyan takes part in solemn event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the UNDP Mission in Armenia and the 5th anniversary of UNDP-NA cooperation
On October 31, the RA NA Alen Simonyan took part in the solemn event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the UNDP Mission in Armenia and the 5th anniversary of UNDP-NA cooperation, making welcome remarks.Alen Simonyan thanked the Head of the Programme, noting that it has greatly contributed to the ...
31.10.2025Budget debates continue at join sitting of NA Standing Committees
On October 31, the debates on the main financial document for coming year continued in the parliament. The joint sitting of the Standing Committees on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environment Protection and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary-Affairs was chaired b...
30.10.2025Minister of Health: Budget for 2026 is a historical budget
In 2026, the Ministry of Health is designed to be allocated 210 billion 911 million drams. This is 44 billion 313 million drams more than in 2025, due to the introduction of the universal health insurance system next year, the Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan said, presenting the allocations to...
30.10.2025Social security programmes presented in next year’s budget document
Debates on the RA draft state budget continued in the Parliament. On October 30, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs Heriknaz Tigranyan and the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs Tsovinar Vardanyan moderated the joint sitting.T...
30.10.2025Work of 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest PA ends
On October 30, the work of the 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly continued in the RA National Assembly. The Co-Presidents of the Euronest PA Maria Karapetyan and Sergey Lagodinsky chaired it.The reports adopted in 4 Committees were summed up at the Meeting.The Member of th...
30.10.202512th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Webstreaming
Webstreaming of the 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly...
29.10.2025Cybersecurity trends and digital security of Armenia discussed with AWS representatives
On the initiative of the deputies of the Civil Contract Faction of the National Assembly and the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia, within the framework of the Cyber Month 2025 events, a discussion was held in the parliament on issues regarding the cybersecurity...
29.10.2025RA NA President meets with representatives of international authoritative media outlets and foreign experts
The Educational Center NGO For Equal Rights and the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs organized a visit to Armenia by representatives of reputable international media outlets and experts. On October 29, within the framework of that visit the RA NA President Alen Simonyan met with the partic...
29.10.2025Budget application of Staff of Human Right Defender for coming year debated
“According to the draft State Budget for 2026, the budget expenditures of the Staff of the Human Rights Defender amounted to 602 million drams,” the Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan said. On October 29, the preliminary debate on the RA draft law on the RA State Budget for 2026 continued at the ...
29.10.202512th Ordinary Session of Euronest PA starts in RA National Assembly
On October 29, in the RA National Assembly the 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly started. Members of the European Parliament, the Eastern Partnership countries, Ambassadors and the representatives of the civil society take part in the work.The RA NA President Alen Simonyan...
29.10.2025Alen Simonyan meets with Vice President of European Parliament and Euronest PA Co-President
On October 29, the RA NA President Alen SImonyan met with the, Vice-President of the European Parliament Younous Omarjee and the Co-President of the Euronest PA Sergey Lagodinsky.The RA NA President welcomed their visit to Armenia and the holding of the 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliame...
29.10.2025Relevant sections of state budget for coming year debated at joint sitting of Standing Committees on State and Legal Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs
On October 29, the preliminary debates on the RA draft law on the RA State Budget for 2026 continued at the joint sitting of the Standing Committees on State and Legal Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs. “The draft budget of the Constitutional Court for 2026 consists of one progra...
29.10.2025Address by RA NA President Alen Simonyan at 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest PA
Distinguished Co-Chairs,Honorable Members of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly,Ladies and Gentlemen,I am pleased to welcome you in Yerevan on the occasion of the 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. This is an important platform for strengthening closer ties between the Eu...
29.10.2025Ruben Rubinyan meets with newly appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom to RA
On October 29, the Vice President of the National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Alexandra Pamela Cole.Congratulating the Ambassador on assuming the position, Ruben Rubinyan...
29.10.2025Armenian parliamentarians on a working visit in Georgia
On October 27-29, the delegation led by the Chair of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport Sisak Gabrielyan visited Georgia.The Deputy Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agricultural and Environment P...
29.10.202512th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Webstreaming
Webstreaming of the 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly...
29.10.2025NA Chief of Staff, Secretary General Davit Arakelyan presents budget allocations for 2026
“According to the RA draft state budget for 2026, about 7 billion drams were allocated to the Staff of the National Assembly for the implementation of its expenditure programme,” the RA NA Chief of Staff, Secretary General Davit Arakelyan noted while presenting the financial allocations and activiti...
29.10.2025Hayk Mamijanyan meets with Member of European Parliament Nacho Sánchez Amor
On October 29, the Head of With Honor Faction Hayk Mamijanyan met with the Lead Member for Armenia in the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG), the Spanish Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on Türkiye Nacho Sánchez Amor.The Head of the Faction welcomed the guest, who a...
29.10.2025Budget application and programmes of Office of RA President for next year debated
One of the priorities of the activities of the Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia is the effective cooperation with all branches of government, as well as active participation in national and interstate processes, ensuring transparency and objectivity. This was announced by the Deput...
29.10.2025Alen Simonyan meets with UK Ambassador
On October 29, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Alexandra Pamela Cole.Congratulating the Ambassador on assuming the position, Alen Simonyan expressed hope that the newly appointed A...
29.10.2025Hayk Konjoryan meets with MEP Nacho Sánchez Amor
On October 29, the Head of the Civil Contract Faction Hayk Konjoryan met with the Member of the European Parliament Nacho Sánchez Amor in the National Assembly.The interlocutors discussed the RA-EU cooperation procedure and the forthcoming work to be done.The sides highlighted the deepening of the p...
29.10.2025Debates on main financial document for coming year continues at joint sitting of NA Standing Committees
On October 29, the preliminary debate on the RA draft law on the 2026 RA State Budget continued at the sitting of the NA Standing Committees on State and Legal Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs. The sitting was chaired by the Committee Chairs Vladimir Vardanyan and Tsovinar Varda...
28.10.2025Issues of energy cooperation in the Black Sea region debated at the Meeting of the Euronest PA Committee
On October 28, the Meeting of the Euronest PA Standing Committee on Energy Security was held in the RA National Assembly. After the approval of the draft agenda and the minutes of the Committee’s Meeting held in Brussels on March 19, 2024, co-chaired by the MEP Rasa Juknevičienė and the ...
28.10.2025Meeting of Euronest PA Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy held
On October 28, the Meeting of the Euronest PA Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy was held in Yerevan. The Member of the European Parliament Oliver Schenk and the Member of the NA delegation, the Deputy Chairman of the abovementioned Committee Arman Yeghoyan co-chaired it.Afte...
28.10.2025Debate at meeting of Euronest PA Committee on Social Affairs, Employment, Education, Culture and Civil Society
The meeting of the Euronest PA Committee on Social Affairs, Employment, Education, Culture and Civil Society was held on 28 October in Yerevan.After approving the agenda and the minutes of the Committee meeting held in Brussels on 19 March 2024, the Members of the European Parliament debated and vot...
28.10.2025At Meeting of Euronest PA Committee possibilities of economic cooperation debated
On October 29, in the RA National Assembly the opening of the 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly of the Eastern Partnership will be held. Before the start of the Session work the Committees of the Organization convened meetings.The Member of the European Parliament Andrea W...
28.10.2025Allocations for upcoming year of the Public Services Regulatory Commission, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Cadastre and Urban Planning Committees presented
Mesrop Mesropyan presented the financial programme for 2026 of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) by at a joint sitting of the Standing Committees on Economic and on Financial, Credit and Budgetary Affairs. According to the head of the department, the majority of the PSRC annual budget...
28.10.2025Financial indicators of State Revenue Committee envisaged in 2026 draft budget debated
On October 28, the Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee Eduard Hakobyan presented the financial indicators envisaged in the 2026 draft budget at the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on Economic Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, referring to the revenues and expe...
28.10.2025Allocations of Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure for 2026 presented
At the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on Economic Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs convened on October 28, the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Davit Khudatyan presented the Ministry's 2026 programmes and the finan...
28.10.2025Parliamentary briefings: With Honor Faction
During the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings the Head of With Honor Faction Hayk Mamijanyan answered the media representatives’ questions....
28.10.2025Parliamentary briefings: Armenia Faction
The members of the Armenia Faction Tadevos Avetisyan and Garnik Danielyan took part in the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings from the Faction....
28.10.2025Parliamentary briefings: Civil Contract Faction
During the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings, the Secretary of the Civil Contract Faction Artur Hovhannisyan and the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vladimir Vardanyan answered the journalists’ questions....
28.10.2025Ministry of High-Tech Industry designs to implement 4 programmes with 16 events in 2026
On October 28, at the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on Economic Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs the preliminary debate of the RA draft law on 2026 RA State Budget continued.“Within the 31.2 billion drams allocated in 2026 for the development of sectors coordinated...
28.10.2025Gevorg Papoyan: The economic activity index recorded in January-September 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year is 7.6%
“The annual results of 2024 recorded a real GDP growth of 5.9%, the GDP growth was 5.6% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024. The developments are taking place in a positive direction. The economic activity index recorded in January-September 2025 compared to the same period...
28.10.2025Debates on main financial document for upcoming year continue at joint sitting of NA Standing Committees
On October 28, the preliminary debates about the RA draft law on the RA State Budget for 2026 continued at the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on Economic Affairs and Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs. The sitting was chaired by the Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Economic...
28.10.2025Committee on Energy Security: webstreaming
Webstreaming of the Meeting of the Euronest PA Committee on Energy Security to be held at 14:00. ...
28.10.2025Committee on Social Affairs, Employment, Education, Culture and Civil Society: webstreaming
Webstreaming of the Meeting of the Euronest PA Committee on Social Affairs, Employment, Education, Culture and Civil Society scheduled at 14:00....
28.10.2025Meeting of the Committee on Economic Integration, Legal Approximation and Convergence with EU Policies: webstreaming
Webstreaming of the Meeting of the Euronest PA Committee on Economic Integration, Legal Approximation and Convergence with EU Policies to be held at 10:00....
28.10.2025Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy: webstreaming
Webstreaming of the Meeting of the Euronest PA Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy scheduled at 10:00....
28.10.202512th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly to be held in Yerevan
On 28-30 October, the 12th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly of the Eastern Partnership, the meetings of the Bureau and the committees will be held in the RA National Assembly.The meetings of the Euronest PA Committees on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy, on Econom...
27.10.2025Current cybersecurity trends and issues of digital stability in Armenia discussed
The Ministry of High-Tech Industry invited the representatives of the world’s leading company Google to present how they ensure the cyber protection of their own infrastructure, their customers, and their ideas on data policy and the use of Artificial Intelligence. To this end, on October 27, a disc...
27.10.20252026 draft state budget debated in parliament: RA continues to actively participate in processes taking place in EAEU
“The volume of programmes to be implemented in 2026 in the budget amounts to 37 billion 200 million drams, this amount was 19.8 billion drams in 2025, and 13.7 billion drams in 2024. In other words, we have a continuous growth in cooperation with this organization,” the RA Minister of Finance Vahe H...
27.10.2025At Committee possibilities of introducing an out-of-court mechanism for resolving labor disputes discussed
On October 27, the NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs organized work debate. The draft law stipulating amendments and addenda to the Labor Code was the matter of debate.The draft revised by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs concerns the introduction of an out-of-court mechanism...
27.10.2025Arman Yeghoyan discusses issues regarding RA-EU enhancing cooperation at meeting with MEP
On October 27, the Chair of the Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan met with the Lead Member for Armenia in the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG), the Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on Türkiye Nacho Sánchez Amor.Welcoming the guest, who arri...
27.10.2025Prospects for developing capacities of NA staff discussed
The leading member on Armenia in the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG), the Spanish Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on Türkiye Nacho Sánchez Amor, who is in our country to participate in the Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly to be held in Yer...
27.10.2025Process is happening quite quickly: Foreign Minister touches upon process of EU visa liberalization
On October 27, at the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on European Integration and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, the preliminary discussion of the draft law of the Republic of Armenia on the 2026 State Budget of the Republic of Armenia continued (European integration - revenu...
27.10.2025Members of Armenia Faction meet with MEP Nacho Sánchez Amor
On October 27, the Head of the Armenia Faction Seyran Ohanyan and the members of the Faction Artur Khachatryan and Anna Grigoryan met with the Lead Member for Armenia in the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG), the Spanish Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on Türkiye ...
27.10.2025Tribute to memory of October 27 crime victims
26 years ago this day, one of the most tragic events in the history of the Third Republic of Armenia took place in the National Assembly. That day, the NA President, the National Hero Karen Demirchyan, the Prime Minister, the National Hero Vazgen Sargsyan, the NA Vice Presidents Yuri Bakhshyan and R...
27.10.2025It is planned to allocate 19 billion 227 million AMD from 2026 state budget to RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
18 billion 83 million AMD was allocated from the state budget to the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2025, in 2026 it increased by 1 billion 144 million and made 19 billion 227 million AMD. The RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan said this while presenting the RA draft law on the State Budget...
27.10.2025Governor of Central Bank and representative of Audit Chamber present conclusions on draft state budget for 2026
The fiscal policy outlined in the 2026 budget programme reflects the strengthening of the economy's resilience and ensuring the growth of the GDP potential through a significant expansion of investments in economic security infrastructures and human capital. This was stated by the Governor of the Ce...
27.10.2025Minister of Finance presents draft on 2026 State Budget at joint sitting of NA Standing Committees
In 2026, the capital expenditures will amount to 704 billion drams, and in 2027 and 2028 to 719 and 803 billion drams, respectively. In 2026, the capital expenditures in the economic and social sectors will exceed the level of capital expenditures set by the 2025 state budget by 22 percent. As a res...
27.10.2025RA Prime Minister: State budget is the product and result of the effectiveness of our joint work
The preliminary debates on the draft law on 2026 RA State Budget began on October 27 at the joint sitting of the Standing Committees of the National Assembly. Before the debate of the agenda item, at the suggestion of the Chair of the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs Tsov...
27.10.2025Tribute to memory of state and political figures fallen victims of October 27 terrorism
Today is the 26th year of October 27, 1999 crime. The President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan, the RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the NA President Alen Simonyan laid flowers at the monument perpetuating the memory of the crime victims, honouring the memory of the victims bowing in silen...
26.10.2025Ceremony to take place commemorating the October 27 crime victims
On October 27 at 13:45, a memorial ceremony will take place in the RA National Assembly Park, at the monument commemorating the victims of the October 27, 1999 crime....
24.10.2025Committee endorses legislative initiative aimed at simplifying income declaration system
At the extraordinary sitting of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on October 24, the package of draft laws on Making Amendments and Addenda to the Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia and the attached draft laws, authored by the RA NA Civil Contract Faction, were debated in the second readin...
24.10.2025Amendments to Law on Service in Judicial Department
On October 24, the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs debated in the second reading and endorsed the draft law providing for amendments to the Law on Service in the Judicial Department.According to the RA Deputy Minister of Justice Gevorg Kocharyan, it is proposed to establish that the...
24.10.2025Legislative initiatives debated at NA extraordinary sitting adopted
“According to the draft, it is proposed to establish that the existence of a bachelor’s degree in law or a master’s degree in law will be sufficient for the appointment to the position of head of the Judicial Department and head of a separate division of the Judicial department,” the RA Deputy Minis...
24.10.2025Parliament debated and adopted a legislative initiative aimed at simplifying the income declaration system for individuals
On October 24, immediately after the end of the NA regular sittings the at the deputies’ initiative the National Assembly convened an extraordinary sitting, having on the agenda three legislative initiatives. The two legislative initiatives will be debated by the NA decision in special procedure: th...
24.10.2025Sargis Khandanyan hosts representatives of Hungarian-Armenian community of City of Gheorgheni of Romania
On October 24, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan met with the representatives of the Hungarian-Armenian community of the City of Gheorgheni of Harghita County of Transylvania region of Romania led by the Head of the community László Kulcsár.During the m...
24.10.2025Perspectives of developing Armenian-Uruguayan relations discussed
On October 24, the Head of the Armenia-Argentina, Armenia-Uruguay Friendship Group Ishkhan Saghatelyan, the members of the Friendship Group, the deputies of the Civil Contract Faction Tatevik Gasparyan, Sergey Bagratyan and the deputy of the Armenia Faction Elinar Vardanyan met with the Ambassador E...
24.10.2025Parliament debates drafts in second reading and completes work of regular sittings
On October 24, the National Assembly debated in the second reading the draft law on Making Amendments to the Law on State Regulation of Ensuring Technical Security at the regular sitting.The RA Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Mkrtchyan informed that there were no proposals after the first reading...
24.10.2025Kamo Sargsyan elected Member of Public Services Regulatory Commission
The RA Government nominated Kamo Sargsyan for the vacant position of member of the Public Services Regulatory Commission.The Chairman of the RA NA Counting Commission Narek Babayan informed at the NA regular sitting of October 24 that a secret ballot took place, in which 65 out of 107 NA deputies pa...
24.10.2025Armen Ktoyan elected Member of RA CB Board
The Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs of the RA National Assembly nominated Armen Ktoyan for the position of Member of the Central Bank Board.The Chairman of the NA Counting Commission Narek Babayan presented the results of the secret ballot. In particular, 65 out of 107 N...
24.10.2025National Assembly continues to debate issue of electing a member of Central Bank Board
The Parliament continued to debate the issue of electing a member of the Central Bank Board at the regular sitting on October 24.During the speeches, the MPs touched upon both the domestic political situation and the candidate for the Central Bank Board member and the problems of the sector. They to...
23.10.2025Issue of electing member of Central Bank board is under debate
The Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs of the National Assembly proposed to the National Assembly the candidacy of Armen Ktoyan, nominated by the Civil Contract Faction, for the position of member of the Central Bank Board.The NA President Alen Simonyan reminded that the is...
23.10.2025Deputies of Armenia Faction meet with EU Ambassador Vassilis Maragos
On October 23, the Head of the NA Armenia Faction Seyran Ohanyan, the deputies of the Faction Artur Khachatryan, Anna Grigoryan and Armen Gevorgyan met with the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vassilis Maragos at the latter’s request.During the meet...
23.10.2025Tsovinar Vardanyan: Our duty is to ensure that humanity, impartiality and solidarity become the cornerstone of our political decisions
The Member of the RA NA Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Tsovinar Vardanyan gave a speech at the 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union being held in Geneva.“Honorable chair, Distinguished delegates, Dear colleagues,When we speak today about upholding humanitarian norms and suppo...
23.10.2025Parliament continues work of regular sittings
At October 23 RA NA regular sitting the debate of the issue to elect member of the Public Services Regulatory Commission continued.During the exchange of views, in particular, MP Gegham Nazaryan underscored that in case of problems with water and sewage, the citizen is left alone. The representative...
23.10.2025Hasmik Hakobyan gives a speech at the 151st Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union: Peace must be based on humanitarian values and justice
The 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union took place in Switzerland, in which the Member of the RA NA Delegation to the Organization Hasmik Hakobyan took part and gave a speech.“Honorable ChairDear colleaguesIt is an honor to address you today on a topic that resonates deeply with my count...
22.10.2025Committee endorses amendment being proposed in Judicial Code
On October 22, at the extraordinary sitting the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs in the second reading debated and endorsed the revised draft of the law on Amending the constitutional law the RA Judicial Code, which presented the RA Deputy Minister Tigran Dadunts. The amendment conce...
22.10.2025Parliament debates issue on electing member of Public Services Regulatory Commission
On October 22, the issue on electing a member of the Public Services Regulatory Commission was debated at the RA NA regular sitting. The RA Government nominated Kamo Sargsyan as a candidate for the vacant position of the Public Services Regulatory Commission. The RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Ad...
22.10.2025NA extraordinary sitting to be convened immediately after the end of the regular sittings convened on October 21 by NA President’s decision
Taking as a basis the initiative of the deputies of the National Assembly to convene an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly and the decision of the National Assembly Council of October 22, NACD-056-L, guided by Articles 100 of the Constitution and 41 of the Constitutional Law Rules of Pro...
22.10.2025Amendments being proposed to Law on State Regulation of Ensuring Technical Security Endorsed
According to the draft, it is proposed to create a legal basis for the liquidation of the state non-commercial organization of technical security operating under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This was stated by the RA Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Mkrtchyan at the extraordinary sitti...
22.10.2025Provisions to be established to ensure materialization, assessment and management of specific fiscal and budgetary risks, as well as publicity of information on them
Amendments and addenda are proposed in the law on the RA Budgetary System, establishing provisions for the materialization, assessment and management of special fiscal and budgetary risks, and ensuring the publicity of information about them.The RA Deputy Minister of Finance Avag Avanesyan said duri...
22.10.2025Parliament debates a number of drafts in second reading
At October 22 sitting, the National Assembly in the second reading debated a number of drafts.The RA Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Dadunts presented the bill on Making Addenda and Amendments to the law on Mediation and the package of the attached presented bills.It is proposed to further improve...
22.10.2025NA extraordinary sitting to be convened immediately after the end of regular sittings
On October 22, the Council of the National Assembly convened an extraordinary sitting. The NA President Alen Simonyan presided over it.The Council debated and gave consent to convene an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly immediately after the end of the regular sittings convened on Octob...
22.10.2025Law on State Debt modernized
The purpose of adopting the legislative initiative is to ensure a modern system for regulating the public debt sector, in line with the standards applied by international financial institutions, as well as to resolve issues and problems that have arisen in practice and require legislative regulation...
22.10.2025It is proposed to remove from law restrictions on right to use assisted reproductive technologies
The need to make amendments is due to the need to implement the decision of the Constitutional Court. According to that decision, the relevant clauses of Article 12 of the Law on Human Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights regarding the provision of age restrictions for the exercise of a perso...
22.10.2025Delegation led by RA NA President takes part in work of 151st Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union
The 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union was held in Switzerland. The delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan left for Geneva. Speech in the authoritative organization, meetings at the parliamentary level. ...
22.10.2025RA NA Chief of Staff-Secretary General meets with his colleague of Parliament of Georgia in Geneva
The RA NA Chief of Staff-Secretary General Davit Arakelyan met with the Secretary General of the Parliament of Georgia Kakha Okrojanashvili within the framework of the Association of Secretaries General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Davit Arakelyan and Kakha Okrojanashvili touched upon the oppor...
21.10.2025Draft law on Amnesty of State Duties and Penalties Applied for State Duties debated in first reading
The 2015-2019 edition of the Law on State Duty established the rates of state duty for the licensed type of activity, namely the passenger transportation by one passenger car as a taxi by individuals, in the form of monthly, quarterly and annual fees. According to the amendments that entered into fo...
21.10.2025Members of Committee on Labor and Social Affairs meet with representatives of European Network on Independent Living
Armenia adopted the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which enshrines provisions on independent living centers and the institution of personal assistants: The Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs Heriknaz Tigranyan said at the meeting with the members of th...
21.10.2025Decisions to bring judge and member of Supreme Judicial Council to disciplinary responsibility and a number of other decisions to be taken by majority of votes from total number of SJC members
The draft law on Amending the Constitutional Law RA Judicial Code proposes to replace the words “by the majority of votes of the members of the Council participating at the sitting, if at least half of the total number of members of the Council voted in favor of the decision” in Article 94.6 of the ...
21.10.2025Drafts debated in second reading procedure
The Acting Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Tatevik Stepanyan presented for debate the legislative package of drafts on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA Family Code and the related draft laws. The issue was debated in detail during the parliamentary hearings. No written proposals w...
21.10.2025Amendment being designed to Law on Audiovisual Media debated
It is proposed to stipulate by an amendment to the Law on Audiovisual Media that the number of public broadcasters cannot be less than two. The authors of the initiative are the deputies of the NA Civil Contract Faction Taguhi Ghazaryan and Sisak Gabrielyan. According to Taguhi Ghazaryan, at this mo...
21.10.2025RA NA Chief of Staff-Secretary General takes part in Meeting of the Association of Secretaries General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva
The RA NA Chief of Staff-Secretary General Davit Arakelyan took part in the Meeting of the Meeting of the Association of Secretaries General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva.The discussion focused on topics regarding the security, communication, innovation, and institutional readiness. The...
21.10.2025Process of concluding a multilateral mortgage agreement electronically is proposed to implement by package of drafts
The package of draft laws on Making Amendments to the Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia, on Amendments to the Law on State Registration of Rights to Property is proposed to sign the conclusion of transactions electronically, which will make the process of concluding a multilateral mortgage agree...
21.10.2025Contracts that do not require notarization also to be able to be concluded electronically
The National Assembly in the first reading debated the draft law on Making Addenda and Amendments to the law on the State Registration of Rights to Property, which presented the Deputy Head of the Cadastre Committee Nane Ghazaryan.The draft proposes to make relevant amendments to the law and enable ...
21.10.2025Alen Simonyan meets with Sahiba Gafarova
The meeting of the RA NA President Alen Simonyan and the Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova took place within the framework of the 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union being held in Geneva.During the discussions the speakers welcomed the agreements reached in Washingt...
21.10.2025Main goal of the protocol is to improve the mechanisms for applying special safeguard, anti-dumping and countervailing measures in the EAEU
On May 29, 2014, a special Eurasian Economic Union Agreement on Anti-dumping was signed, which established specific rules for all countries. On December 26, 2024, another amendment was proposed in St. Petersburg. The Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan said this at the RA NA October 21 sitting.The dr...
21.10.2025Issue on ratification of Agreement on Financial Cooperation between Governments of Armenia and Germany debated
As a result of negotiations with Germany, a decision was made to provide Armenia with financial resources in the amount of 84.6 mln AMD, part of which is grants, the other part is a loan. This was stated by the RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan, presenting the draft law on Ratifying the Agreemen...
21.10.2025As a result of adoption of draft, environment necessary for fair competition to be provided
According to the current legislative regulations, there are a number of problems in the field of ensuring technical safety. In particular, the main functions of the SNCO are also carried out by legal entities or individual entrepreneurs accredited in the field. It is proposed to create a legal basis...
21.10.2025Parliament begins work of regular sittings
On October 21, the National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings. The NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan informed that the Central Election Commission presented Protocol No. 28 on granting the mandate of a deputy elected to the National Assembly and whose powers have terminated early to the...
20.10.2025Statement by RA NA President Alen Simonyan at General Debate of the 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Madam President,Mr. Secretary General,Excellencies,...
20.10.2025Sisak Gabrielyan meets with delegation led by Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia
The relations with Georgia are extremely important for Armenia. They are of strategic importance, and their reflection is the Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership signed last year, in January 2024.The Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Spo...
20.10.2025Alen Simonyan meets with Head of Danish delegation to Inter-Parliamentary Union
On October 20, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan met with the Head of the Danish delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Søren Søndergaard in Geneva. The interlocutors touched upon the topic of developing parliamentary cooperation between the two countries, discussing a wide range of issues rela...
20.10.202528 items included in draft agenda of NA regular sittings
On October 20, the Council of the National Assembly convened a sitting. The RA NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan presided over it.The drafts on making addenda to the agenda of the tenth session of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly and the agenda of the regular sittings to be convened on...
20.10.2025Amendments are envisaged to Law on State Regulation of Providing Technical Security
In particular, it is proposed to create a legal basis for the liquidation of the state non-commercial organization of technical security operating under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The RA Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Mkrtchyan noted, presenting the draft law on Amending the Law on...
16.10.2025Amendments being proposed to laws on Language and on Education debated in second reading
A number of legislative initiatives were debated in the second reading at the sitting on October 16 of the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport.The bill on Making Amendments to the Law on Language was submitted by the Minister of Minister of Education, Scie...
16.10.2025According to legislative proposal number of public broadcasters cannot be less than two
The deputies of the NA Civil Contract Faction Taguhi Ghazaryan and Sisak Gabrielyan proposed an amendment to the Law on Audiovisual Media. According to the initiative, the number of public broadcasters cannot be less than two. Taguhi Ghazaryan noted that the new regulation will provide flexibility t...
16.10.2025Committee endorses bills debated in second reading
On October 16, the RA NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs debated in the second reading and endorsed a number of legislative initiatives.The draft law on Making Amendments and Addenda in Family Code of the Republic of Armenia with attached legislative package was d...
15.10.2025Public debate on package of draft laws on Responsible Treatment of Animals – related laws
On October 15, a public debate, initiated by the authors of the legislative initiative, the deputies of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Meri Galstyan and Arusyak Manavazyan, on the package of draft laws on Responsible Treatment of Animals and the related laws was held. The adoption of the law is th...
15.10.2025Issues related to development of bilateral relations discussed
On October 15, the Head of the Friendship Group Armenia-Ethiopia of the RA National Assembly, the deputy of the NA Civil Contract Faction Narek Babayan had an online meeting with the Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Committee on the Human Resources, Development and Technology Affairs of the House ...
15.10.2025Committee endorses draft law on Climate
The draft law on Climate regulates the development, implementation, and coordination of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in the Republic of Armenia, as well as the relations between the Republic of Armenia, regional governors, communities, all separate subdivisions and individuals r...
15.10.2025A number of draft laws debated in second reading and endorsed at sitting of Standing Committee on Economic Affairs
After the amendments to the RA Subsoil and Administrative Offenses Codes were adopted in the first reading, technical amendments were made. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Asatur Vardanyan.The proposed amendments to t...
15.10.2025Amendments are being made to mortgage lending contracts by initiative
The Government is implementing amendments to mortgage lending agreements by initiative. It is stipulated that these contracts can be submitted for state registration of rights without notarization.According to the Head of the RA Cadastre Committee Suren Tovmasyan, amendments are aimed at solving sev...
15.10.2025Amendments to Law on Human Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights proposed
At the sitting of October 15 of the Standing Committee on Health Care of the Republic of Armenia, the draft law on Making Amendments to the Law on Human Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights was debated in the first reading.According to the Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia ...
15.10.2025Amendments to the Law on State Registration of Rights to Property debated
The Cadastre Committee has been conducting digitization work for a long time. There have been debates about introducing some certain toolsets to create an opportunity to sign and submit certain types of contracts for state registration of rights through an automated electronic system. The Head of th...
14.10.2025Hripsime Hunanyan meets with representatives of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
On October 14, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Health Care met with the representatives of the WHO Armenia Office and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) Andrew Black and Rodrigo Santos Feijo. The members of the Committee Lusine Bada...
14.10.2025Zaruhi Batoyan participated in International Purple Fest 2025 in India
At the invitation of the Government of India, State Government of Goa, and the United Nations in India the deputy of the Civil Contract of the National Assembly Zaruhi Batoyan participated in the International Purple Fest 2025 on October 9-12. The goal of the Festival was to boost inclusion and acce...
14.10.2025Vladimir Vardanyan awarded highest state award of Republic of Poland
The Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs, the member of the RA NA delegation to PACE Vladimir Vardanyan was awarded the Sapientia et Veritas Meritorious for Polish Science Medal - Zasluzony dla Nauki Polskiej Sapientia et Veritas.The Minister of Science and Higher Educati...
14.10.2025Hakob Arshakyan gives a speech at World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting Parliamentary Event being held in Washington
The Vice President of the RA National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan participated in the event titled Parliamentary Engagement 2025, organized within the framework of the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington.The event brought together t...
13.10.2025RA NA President’s statement on resignation application of member of Corruption Prevention Commission Lilit Aleksanyan
On October 13, 2025, in accordance with Article 147.1 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the member of the Corruption Prevention Commission Lilit Aleksanyan submitted a resignation letter. According to Article 147.2 of the Constitutional Law of the Rules of Pr...
13.10.2025Arman Yeghoyan meets with representatives of European Movement Denmark NGO
On October 13, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan met with the representatives of the European Movement Denmark NGO, who had come to Armenia on cognitive visit already for the second time. Welcoming the guests in the National Assembly, Arman Yeghoyan highli...
13.10.2025Committee nominates Armen Ktoyan’s candidacy for position of CB Board Member to NA
In accordance with Article 145 of the Constitutional Law Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the RA NA Civil Contract Faction nominated Armen Mamikoni Ktoyan for the position of member of the Central Bank Board.The issue was debated at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-C...
13.10.2025Committee gives a positive opinion on Ratifying Agreement on Financial Cooperation between Governments of Republic of Armenia and Federal Republic of Germany
The main emphasis of the discussion between the governments of the two countries was on cooperation in renewable energy, energy efficiency, vocational technical education, improvement of water infrastructure, territorial governance reforms, technological sector, and within this framework, the provis...
13.10.2025Addenda are proposed to law regarding budgetary system
It is proposed to establish provisions in the Law On the Budgetary System of the Republic of Armenia to ensure the materialization, assessment and management of special fiscal and budgetary risks, as well as the publicity of information on them. In particular, it is designed to establish in the law ...
13.10.2025Purpose of adopting legislative initiative is to ensure modern system for regulating pubic debt
The RA Ministry of Finance actively cooperates with the International Monetary Fund so that to ensure the accurate reflection of financial management indicators in accounting and reporting in accordance with internationally accepted standards. The RA Deputy Minister of Finance Avag Avanesyan noted a...
11.10.2025RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan gives a welcome speech at Technology Ecosystem event
The RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan attended the Technology Ecosystem event being held within the framework of DigiTech 2025, which brought together the global innovators, startups and investors. The goal was to present the Armenian Technology Ecosystem in non-formal environment.In his welcome ...
11.10.2025It is designed to simplify universal income declaration system
A citizen will not fill out a declaration if he has no other income than the financial data available in the State Revenue Committee (SRC). A declaration will be necessary if the citizen wishes to use social credits.The beneficiary receives a refund from the state if he or she has incurred expenses ...
10.10.2025Alen Simonyan receives Ambassador of Sweden to Armenia
On October 10, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Armenia Eva Sundquist.Congratulating Ambassador on her appointment, Alen Simonyan expressed hope that thanks to her activities, the cooperation between the two coun...
10.10.2025Ruben Rubinyan meets with Ambassador of Uruguay to RA
On October 10, the RA NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to Armenia Silvana Lesca Barolin.Welcoming the Ambassador, Ruben Rubinyan noted that Uruguay is one of the best friendly countries of Armenia.Issues re...
10.10.2025Alen Simonyan receives Ambassador of Uruguay to Armenia
On October 10, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to Armenia Silvana Lesca Barolin.The sides discussed a wide scope of issues regarding the bilateral relations, attaching special attention to the activation ...
08.10.2025Ruben Rubinyan receives Ambassador of Brazil to RA
On October 8, the Vice President of the National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Armenia Fabio Vaz Pitaluga. ...
06.10.2025NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs debates a number of legislative drafts in second reading
On October 6, the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs debated a number of legislative drafts in the second reading at the regular sitting. The package on Making Addenda and Amendment to the Law on State Registration of Rights to Property and the related legislative drafts was debated. T...
06.10.2025It is proposed to bring regulation of Judicial Code into line with decision of the Constitutional Court
It is designed by the legislative proposal to bring the regulation of the Judicial Code into line with the decision of the Constitutional Court. Accordingly, the decisions to subject a judge and a member of the Supreme Judicial Council to disciplinary liability, as well as to terminate their powers ...
06.10.2025Committee does not endorse RA NA draft statement on National Crisis and Government’s Failure
On October 6, the RA NA draft statement on the National Crisis and the Governance Failure, authored by the RA NA With Honor Faction, was debated at the regular sitting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs. The Head of the Faction Hayk Mamijanyan informed that there were parliamentary...
05.10.2025First Sunday of October Day is celebrated as a Day of National Minorities in Armenia
From 2021, among the series of holidays and days of remembrance in our country was added the Day of National Minorities of the Republic of Armenia, which is celebrated on the first Sunday of October. Today, the biggest 4 communities of minorities have their representatives in the legislati...
05.10.2025Congratulatory message by RA NA President Alen Simonyan on Teacher’s Day
Dear teachers,I cordially congratulate you on the occasion of your professional day.A teacher is not only transmitting knowledge, but also shaping values and thinking. Your dedication and responsibility create one of the most valuable assets of our state: educated and conscious youth.E...
04.10.2025NA deputies and representatives of staff vaccinated against seasonal flu
The specialists call on the citizens not to delay and take advantage of the opportunity to get vaccinated, as the flu season is still ahead. The NA deputies and the representatives of the Staff were vaccinated against the seasonal flu....
03.10.2025RA NA delegation participates in work of PACE Session held in Strasbourg
This European political organization is a platform for the delegates to present what is important and universal to the international community. The NA deputies were in Strasbourg led by the Head of the NA delegation to PACE Ruben Rubinyan....
03.10.2025Arusyak Julhakyan gives a speech during PACE Session: It is much more important that political parties speak and work for democracy
The RA NA delegation to the Organization led by the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, the Head of the delegation Ruben Rubinyan takes part in the work of the PACE Session going on in Strasbourg. During the Session the member of the NA delegation Arusyak Julhakyan gave a speech.“Thank you, Chair!Dear...
03.10.2025Hakob Arshakyan makes welcome remarks at Armenia-Engineering Week 2025 event
On October 3, the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan participated in the Armenia-Engineering Week 2025 event and gave welcome remarks.First, Hakob Arshakyan congratulated the attendees on the occasion of that important fact that the biggest engineering event of the year is already taking place in ...
03.10.2025Parliamentary briefings: With Honor Faction
During the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings the Secretary of With Honor Faction Tigran Abrahamyan gave an introductory speech and answered the media representatives’ questions. ...
03.10.2025Parliamentary briefings: Armenia Faction
At the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings the member of the Armenia Faction Artur Khachatryan took part from the Faction. First, the MP gave an introductory speech and then answered the journalists’ questions....
03.10.2025Parliamentary briefings: Civil Contract Faction
During the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings, the Secretary of the Civil Contract Faction Artur Hovhannisyan and the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan answered the journalists’ questions....
02.10.2025Meri Galstyan hosts Head of Support to CEPA Implementation, Monitoring and Communication Project
On October 2, the Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on European Integration Meri Galstyan met with the Head of Support to Comprehensive Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Implementation, Monitoring and Communication Project funded by the European Union Jolanta Taczyńska and the repre...
02.10.2025Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs to convene to convene sitting
The Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs will convene on October 6 at 10:00, in Hall 314. ...
02.10.2025National Assembly adopts statement on establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan
An extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly was convened on the initiative of the deputies after the end of the NA regular sitting convened on September 30. The NA draft statement authored by the NA Civil Contract Faction on the Establishment of Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan is on the a...
02.10.2025Parliament ends work of regular sittings
On October 2, at the RA NA regular sitting the debate of the issue of electing member of the Corruption Prevention Commission continued.Let us remind that by the decision of the Competition Council Levon Balyan’s candidacy was nominated for the vacant position of the member of the Corruption Prevent...
02.10.2025Shirak Torosyan participates in remote meeting of IPA CIS Permanent Commission
On October 2, the member of the NA Standing Committee on Regional and Eurasian Integration Shirak Torosyan participated in the remote meeting of the IPA CIS Permanent Commission on Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Ecology.Issues regarding the prospective directions of development of model legi...
02.10.2025Hripsime Hunanyan elected Chair of NA Standing Committee on Health Care
On October 2, at the NA regular sitting the Chairman of the RA NA Counting Committee Narek Babayan informed that a secret ballot was held, in which 61 NA deputies out of 107 participated.61 ballot papers were in the ballot box: invalid ballot papers were not found. 61 deputues voted in favour of Hri...
02.10.2025Extraordinary sitting of National Assembly to be convened
Taking as a basis the initiative of the deputies of the National Assembly to convene an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly and the decision of the NACD-047-L of October 2, 2025, being led by Article 100 of the Constitution and Article 41 of the Constitutional law The Rules of Procedure o...
02.10.2025Arusyak Julhakyan gives a speech at PACE Session: We must not only listen to young people’s voices, but also empower them through concrete mechanisms.
The NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) led by the Head of the delegation Ruben Rubinyan takes part in the Annual Session of the Assembly going on in Strasbourg.The member of the NA delegation Arusyak Julhakyan noted in her speech:“Thank you, Chair!Dear Collea...
02.10.2025An extraordinary sitting to be convened after the end of regular sittings by decision of NA Council
On October 2, the Council of the National Assembly convened an extraordinary sitting, The RA NA President Alen Simonyan presided over it.Based on the initiative of the deputies of the National Assembly to convene an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly immediately after the end of the regu...
01.10.2025Parliament debates issue of electing member of Corruption Prevention Commission
On October 1, the issue of electing a member of the Corruption Prevention Commission was debated at the RA NA regular sitting. Based on the decision of the Competition Council, Levon Balyan was nominated for the vacant position of a member of the Corruption Prevention Commission.The member of the Co...
01.10.2025Hripsime Hunanyan nominated for position of Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Health Care
At October 1 regular sitting, the parliament debated the issue of electing Chair of the Standing Committee on Health Care of the National Assembly. According to Article 138 of the Constitutional Law of the National Assembly, the NA Civil Contract Faction nominated Hripsime Hunanyan's candidacy to be...
30.09.2025Rights Centre NGO presents its upcoming programs to Committee
On September 30, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Labor and Public Affairs Heriknaz Tigranyan and the deputy Zaruhi Batoyan met with the Head of the Programme of the German organization Palimpsest projectburo Anna Sevortian and the representatives of the Rights Centre NGO Tatevik Ghariby...
30.09.2025Welcome remarks by RA NA President Alen Simonyan on National Day of Cyprus
The RA NA President Alen Simonyan participated in the reception dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Cyprus. The RA NA President delivered a congratulatory message.“Dear Ambassador,...
30.09.2025Fundamental solutions to increase level of cybersecurity in our country is proposed by initiative
In the Government Programme for 2021-2026, we committed to implementing legislative and institutional reforms aimed at increasing the level of cybersecurity in our country. The consolidated package of a number of draft laws presented offers fundamental solutions to increase cyber defense and cyberse...
30.09.2025Members of Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs meet with delegation led by Executive Director of Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation
I highly appreciate the programmes being implemented by the Foundation, and I congratulate you on the 30th anniversary activities in Armenia. The Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs Heriknaz Tigranyan said, highlighting the cooperation of the Committee with the Friedric...
30.09.2025Regulations to be specified in the field of ensuring uniformity of measurements
The Executive proposes new regulations in the Law On Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements. It is proposed to expand the subject of the law regulation. Provisions on the application and maintenance of requirements, quantities, units of measurement, standards, standard samples, measuring instrument...
30.09.2025Hripsime Grigoryan gives a speech at PACE Session: Let us stand for and work endlessly to establish and strengthen Peace
The RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) led by the Vice President of the National Assembly, Head of the delegation Ruben Rubinyan takes part in the work of the Fourth Part of the Annual Session of the Organization going on in Strasbourg.The member of the RA...
30.09.2025Volume of donations to educational institutions to increase by average of 25 percent. Issue debated at NA sitting
The purpose of the regulation is the growth of investments in education and science through non-state funds, as well as to strengthen ties between education, science, and business, and also encourage to make a donation to funds of primary importance to the state. The Parliament debated in the first ...
30.09.2025Parliament debates bill envisaging amendments to Law on Probation Service
It is proposed to take the length of service with a rank in other state bodies of the Republic of Armenia into account when calculating the length of service for awarding another rank in the Probation Service, as well as to give probation officers, as an incentive, an opportunity to be awarded a ran...
30.09.2025A number of legislative initiatives debated in second reading
The parliament debated in the second reading a number of legislative initiatives at the NA regular sitting convened on September 30. The RA Deputy Minister of Defence Arman Sargsyan presented for debate the legislative package on Amending the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia and on Making Ad...
30.09.2025Armenia Faction proposes to amend Article 136 of Criminal Code
The RA NA opposition Armenia Faction proposes to amend the Article 136 of the Criminal Code, which refers to publicly denying, justifying, propagating or downplaying genocides and crimes against humanity. Presenting the bill providing for amendments to the Criminal Code, the Secretary of the Faction...
30.09.2025Alen Simonyan receives Executive Director of Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation
On September 30, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the Executive Director, Secretary General of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Foundation) Sabine Fandrych. Positively evaluating the activities of the Foundation in Armenia, the RA NA President thanked Sabine Fandrych for...
30.09.2025Draft regarding digitalization of procedures for recording and paying customs obligations debated
The author of the legislative initiative designing amendments and addenda to the law on Customs regulation is the Government. The Deputy Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee Hamlet Sahakyan presented it for debate in the first reading at the NA sitting on September 30.According to the rapporte...
30.09.2025It is proposed to enshrine principles of effective waste management in law
The law will be supplemented with the concepts of ‘landfill, ‘waste owner’, and ‘waste accumulation’ for hazardous waste, and the principles of effective waste management will be enshrined, including waste sorting, the application of a hierarchy of uses, and the responsibilities of those polluting t...
30.09.2025Legislative proposal aimed at maintenance of national water resource
The RA Ministry of Environment, together with its government partners, has carried out a number of works to identify the existing problems during flood risk management, prevention, emergency rescue and rehabilitation operations and to find appropriate solutions to them. It has been noted that the im...
30.09.2025Parliament begins work of regular sittings
On September 30, the National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings.The deputy Vanik Ohanyan, who joined the NA at the start of the sitting, was sworn in at the NA sitting, in accordance with the constitutional law The Rules of the National Assembly.On September 1, the RA Central Electoral...