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- Amendments are proposed to Law on Geodetic and Cartographic Activities and a number of other laws
News 11.07.2024
During the extraordinary session convened on July 11, the Parliament debated the draft law on Making Addenda to the Law on Geodetic and Cartographic Activities with the attached legislative package in the first reading. According to the Head of the Cadastre Committee Suren Tovmasyan, the package repeals Article 16 of the Law on State Registration of Rights to Property, and the regulation envisaged by it is defined by the Law on Geodetic and Cartographic Activities. The Law on Geodetic and... - Alen Simonyan receives delegation led by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker: We are grateful to the USA for continuous support to democratic vision of Armenia
News 05.07.2024
On July 5, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the congressional delegation led by the U.S. Senator Roger Wicker. At the talk in small format the meeting in extended format followed, in which the RA NA deputies also took part. Welcoming the arrival of the delegation to Armenia, the RA NA President thanked the USA for the continuous support to democratic vision of Armenia. “The USA continuously supported the democratic vision of Armenia and considerably promoted the... - U.S. congressional delegation is on a working visit in Armenia
News 05.07.2024
The RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the congressional delegation led by the U.S. Senator Roger Wicker. At the talk in small format the meeting in extended format followed, in which deputies of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction also took part. Welcoming the arrival of the delegation to Armenia, Alen Simonyan thanked the USA for the continuous support to democratic vision of Armenia. “The relations between the Republic of Armenia and the United States are based on the comm... - Sargis Khandanyan: Be engaged and don’t overlook our region
News 02.07.2024
The Head of the NA Delegation to OSCE PA Organization, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly Sargis Khandanyan gave a speech at the Session going on in Bucharest. In his speech the MP noted: “Thank you, Mr. Chair, First, let me thank Tobias Winkler for doing outstanding job drafting this report and resolution despite the limited time. It i... - Armenian deputies meet with Chairman of Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Bundestag within the framework of working visit
News 28.06.2024
On June 28, the members of the NA Armenia-Germany Friendship Group being on a working visit in Berlin met with the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Bundestag Michael Roth over the breakfast. The issues of enhancing the security system and economic strengthening of Armenia. The highlighted the issues on the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the regional security. ... - Alen Simonyan Receives U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to RA Kristina Kvien
News 10.06.2024
On June 10, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Armenia Kristina Kvien. The security situation in the South Caucasus, the process of the Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations, the problems of the return of Armenian prisoners of war illegally held in Azerbaijan were discussed. The Armenia-USA inter-parliamentary cooperation, as well as a number of issues on bilateral interaction were at the core of the talk. ... - Alen Simonyan takes part in solemn reception dedicated to 106th anniversary of independence of Georgia
News 07.06.2024
On June 7, RA NA President Alen Simonyan with his wife Mariam Margaryan took part in the reception dedicated to the 106 th anniversary of the independence of Georgia being held at the Embassy of Georgia in Armenia, where he gave a congratulatory speech. “Dear Mr. Darsalia, Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, Dear Mr. Sharvashidze, Dear members of the executive and legislative power of Armenia, Dear ambassadors and guests, Ladies and gentlemen, ... - Alen Simonyan meets with President of Republic of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar
News 05.06.2024
On June 5, the delegation led by Alen Simonyan met with the President of the Republic of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar within the framework of the official visit to Slovenia. At the meeting the security situation in the South Caucasus, in Europe and in the Middle East was discussed. Alen Simonyan presented to Nataša Pirc Musar the normalization process of the Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations, stressed the necessity of immediate solution of the problem of the return of Armenian prisoners ... - Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk discuss the security situation in the South Caucasus and in Ukraine
News 21.05.2024
On May 21, on the initiative of the Ukrainian side a talk was held via video conference between the RA NA President Alen Simonyan and the Speaker of the Verkhovna (Supreme) Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk. The interlocutors discussed the security situation in the South Caucasus and in Ukraine, the opportunities of expanding the Armenia-Ukraine inter-parliamentary relations, as well as issues of mutual interest. ... - Current conclusion of AC debated at joint sitting of Committees
News 20.05.2024
The main goals of the state policy of solid domestic waste management and the ways to achieve them are defined in the policy documents, but it can be noted according to the current situation that the goals of the policy measures defined by the legislation have not been implemented, therefore, the principle of targeted efficiency has not been observed. This was stated by the Chairman of the Audit Chamber (AC) Atom Janjughazyan at the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on Financial-Cred... - Annual report on activity of Commission on Television and Radio for 2023 presented to Parliament
News 30.04.2024
The media being under the control of the Commission operated freely last year without interference from the authorities: The Chairman of the Commission on Television and Radio (CTR) Tigran Hakobyan noted, presenting the annual report on the activity of the Commission on Television and Radio in 2023 at the NA regular sitting on April 30. The CTR Chairman informed that every year the Commission sends an official written request to the network operators, licensed and authorized television a... - Alen Simonyan gives a speech at the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
News 24.03.2024
Madam President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Excellencies, Fellow parliamentarians, Ladies and gentlemen, In the beginning of my speech I want to state that we strongly condemn the terrorist attack that took place in Moscow city and claimed many lives. My condolences to the relatives of the victims and wishes for speedy recovery to those injured. I have the pleasure to greet you all in Geneva after a five-year hiatus and hope that the issues discussed at the... - NA President Alen Simonyan’s congratulatory message on International Women’s Day
News 08.03.2024
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 with unspeakable devotion, care and patience, often with hardships. Respect to the mothers of our soldiers who gave their lives for the motherland, who gave birth and raised heroes... - Lilit Minasyan delivers a speech at OSCE Winter Meeting
News 26.02.2024
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 Assembly. The MP said: “Dear colleagues, Today, I would like to talk about the cornerstone of our society: democracy. Democracy is more than just a system of governance; it is a beacon of hope... - Book Giving Day – also symbolic in National Assembly
News 19.02.2024
Book Giving Day was celebrated in the National Assembly On 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 Assembly. Since 2008, birthday ... - It is proposed to review scope of honorary titles to be awarded
News 11.01.2024
According to the RA Deputy Minister of Justice Armenuhi Harutyunyan, 17 honorary titles are defined by the current legislation, which are mostly outdated. The Executive proposes to review the scope of honorary titles to be awarded. According to the Deputy Minister, these titles have a negative impact on healthy competition, meritorious progress, and morale-psychological atmosphere in individual professional fields. At the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs, t... - In parliament works related to New Year by the children of Prkutyun Center presented
News 22.12.2023
The works of the famous creators, as well as young people are permanently presented in a welcoming atmosphere of the National Assembly. This time the turn was for the mentally disabled teenagers and young people of the day care and daily occupation center Prkutyun (Salvation) The presented handmade works were prepared in a New Year mood and colours. On December 22, the Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan, the deputies, the NA Chief of Staff, Secretary General Davit Arakelyan, the rep... - Alen Simonyan to Speaker of Parliament of Georgia: The high level of Armenian-Georgian relations is one of the important factors of ensuring security in South Caucasus
News 21.12.2023
At the invitation of the RA NA President Alen Simonyan the delegation led by Speaker of Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili arrived in Armenia on a working visit. The meeting of the Speakers of Parliaments of Armenia and Georgia held in Dilijan began with a private talk, and then the meeting in expanded format followed. Welcoming his colleague, the RA NA President congratulated the brotherly Georgia on granting the country a candidate status of the European Union and noted that... - Alen Simonyan to Head of Lithuania-Armenia Friendship Group: We expect the support of the Western countries in making democracy more resistant
News 28.11.2023
On November 28, the President of the RA National Assembly Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the Head of the Lithuania-Armenia Friendship Group Raimundas Lopata. At the meeting the Armenia-Lithuania friendly relations based on similar historical experience were highlighted. Alen Simonyan underscored that Armenia highly apprecia... - Maria Karapetyan: The corrupt regimes do not use these weapons for legitimate defense; these corrupt regimes use these weapons to defend their corrupt regimes
News 19.11.2023
The member of the RA NA delegation to the OSCE PA Maria Karapetyan gave a speech at the second session of the OSCE PA Autumn Meeting being held in Yerevan, where the mechanisms of joint fight against corruption and the security threats were discussed. “Thank you very much Madam Vice-President, Dear colleagues, It is such a pleasure to see you all in Armenia. ... - Lilit Minasyan gives a speech at OSCE PA Autumn Meeting: Today peace is mandatory
News 18.11.2023
During the Autumn Meeting of the OSCE PA being held in Yerevan the member of the RA NA delegation Lilit Minasyan gave a speech. “Dear colleagues, Welcome to Armenia. Hope you will enjoy the hospitality of our country. We have all gathered here to discuss the role of the OSCE PA in conflict regions. Having repeated... - Revenues and expenses of 2024 state budget regarding European integration agenda debated at joint sitting of Standing Committees
News 03.11.2023
With the 2024 programme, we expect to receive 17.9 million euros in grant funds from the European Union (EU). This was stated by the Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan at the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on European Integration and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs held on November 3, presenting the draft on the State Budget for 2024 to the parliamentarians. According to the Minister, the grant is provided in order to spend in three main directions. “If we t... - Message by RA NA President Alen Simonyan on occasion of adoption of Declaration of Independence of Nagorno Karabakh
News 02.09.2023
Dear compatriots, 32 years have passed since the adoption of the declaration of independence of Nagorno Karabakh. The declaration became the lifeline of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, who were bled out in those years. Unfortunately, the threats of Azerbaijan to our compatriots do not stop, the blockade leaves irreversible consequences on their way of life. 120 thousand Armenians wake up every day under uncertainty, expectation and threat. Even the gaze of the civilized world does not ... - RA Former Minister of Defense David Tonoyan takes part in the sitting of the NA Inquiry Committee for Studying the Circumstances of the Hostilities Unleashed on September 27, 2020
News 01.08.2023
On August 1, the sitting of the NA Inquiry Committee for Studying the Circumstances of the Hostilities Unleashed on September 27, 2020 took place. The Committee Chair Andranik Kocharyan informed that David Tonoyan expressed wish before submitting his mediation to the court the issue to be discussed in the Inquiry Committee in other format, that is discussion to be held at the presence of the Prime Minister of the republic live, which the Committee refused, stemming from its work order. Af... - Maria Karapetyan delivers a speech at the Meeting of the General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment: Currently, the flow of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh has stopped as well
News 01.07.2023
The Autumn Meeting of the 30 th Annual Session of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) took place in Vancouver, Canada. The Member of the delegation of the National Assembly to the OSCE PA Maria Karapetyan delivered a speech at the Meeting of the General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment. “Dear colleagues, I would like to start by acknowledging the work of our rapporteur Ms. Kugler. I want to und... - At sitting of NA Inquiry Committee RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan answers questions on 44-day war process
News 27.06.2023
On June 27, the sitting of the NA Inquiry Committee created for Studying the Circumstances of the Hostilities Unleashed on September 27, 2020 continued. The Committee Chair Andranik Kocharyan informed that besides the deputies and experts representatives of extra-parliamentary forces take part in the work of the NA Inquiry Committee, as well as the parents of the missing and fallen servicemen. According to him, as the representatives of the NA opposition factions decided not to take part in ... - NA deputies give speeches on 2022 budget performance
News 15.06.2023
During the debate of the budget performance the deputies gave speeches, some of which were of a political nature. In their speech, the parliamentarians touched upon the borders of the Republic of Armenia, their security, the army, education, the possibilities of recognizing the independence of Artsakh and other topics. The deputies of the Civil Contract Faction Vahagn Aleksanyan and Sergey Bagratyan spoke about the polarized society during their speeches. Sergey Bagratyan noted that ever... - Delegation led by Alen Simonyan Meets with the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
News 07.06.2023
The delegation led by the NA President of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan met with the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Alicia Kearns. At the meeting a talk was held on the possibility of beginning direct communication between the parliamentary profile committees, particularly, between the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament and NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations. During the meeti... - Arthur Hovhannisyan: Interests of people of Artsakh should be represented by people of Artsakh through Baku-Stepanakert format, under auspices of international mechanisms
News 26.05.2023
The internationally recognized Republic of Armenia is guided by the protection of the sovereignty of its internationally recognized territory of 29.800 square kilometers and the realization of the rights and security of the Armenian people living in Nagorno Karabakh, which, in our opinion, should take place through the Baku-Stepanakert dialogue, under the auspices of international guarantees: this was stated by the Secretary of the NA Civil Contract Faction Artur Hovhannisyan during the parlia... - Alen Simonyan Hosts RA First Lady Anna Hakobyan and Silvana Koch-Mehrin
News 12.05.2023
On May 12, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan hosted the First Lady of the Republic of Armenia Anna Hakobyan and the President and Founder of Women Political Leaders (WPL) Silvana Koch-Mehrin, who arrived in Armenia at the latter’s invitation. The RA NA President made a tour with the guests in parliament. He answered Silvana Koch-Mehrin’s questions regarding the women political leaders of Armenia and their capacity development projects by the National Assembly. A talk was held around ...
