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- Performance of RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is 97.5% in 2023
News 03.06.2024
In 2023, the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs spent 705.6bln AMD, which was 15% more than the allocation of 2022. The year plan was 653.7bln AMD, but those financial means increased conditioned by the forcible displacement of our compatriots from Nagorno Karabakh. During the year 17 programmes and 107 measures were implemented. The RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan said this, presenting for debate at June 3 joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on Labor and Social Affairs a... - Reports of State Budget Execution for 2023 of Staffs of RA Prime Minister and President debated
News 03.06.2024
In 2023, the RA Prime Minister’s Office continued to improve the work of the state body, using digital tools as much as possible: The Chief of Staff of the RA Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan said. To his information, in 2023, about 22.2bln AMD was allocated for the implementation of 11 programmes to the Prime Minister’s Office, the expenditures of 2023 out of it was 21.2bln AMD or 95.3% of the planned one. The deviation from the planned indicator is mainly conditioned by the performance... - NA Chief of Staff, Secretary General presents execution of NA 2023 state budget
News 03.06.2024
At the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on State and Legal Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, the RA NA Chief of Staff, Secretary General Davit Arakelyan presented the execution of the NA 2023 budget. In the financial year, the approved budget of the National Assembly was 7.067.172.500 AMD. In order to ensure the normal activity of the Staff, inter-departmental redeployments were carried out. ... - Alen Simonyan takes part in the event dedicated to 30th anniversary of establishment of Armenia-Slovenia diplomatic relations in Ljubljana
News 03.06.2024
On June 3, the delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan being Ljubljana on an official visit took part in the event dedicated to the 30 th anniversary of the establishment of the Armenia-Slovenia diplomatic relations. At the event the RA NA President Alen Simonyan and the NA President of the Republic of Slovenia Urška Klakočar Zupančič gave an opening speech. The colleagues congratulated each other on the occasion of this symbolic year for the two countrie... - Hakob Arshakyan’s welcome speech at official opening ceremony of Armenian National Supercomputing Center
News 31.05.2024
The RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan took part in the official opening ceremony of the Armenian National Supercomputing Center, which was held in the Engineering City. During the event the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan gave a welcome speech. First, the NA Vice President touched upon the priorities of the state and documented: “We wish to create the best opportunities for all the people, scientists and engineers, who wish to be engaged with creative work. This is very important,... - In 2023 Ministry of Economy implements 25 measures in the framework of 5 programmes
News 31.05.2024
In 2023, within the framework of 5 programmes the Ministry of Economy implemented 25 measures. 64bln 784mln AMD was planned, 62bln 722mln actually was spent, providing 96% performance. The sum of money has increased by 15% compared with the previous year. The RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan said this. On May 31, at the joint sitting of the NA Standing Committees on Economic Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs chaired by Babken Tunyan and Tsovinar Vardanyan the a... - Anahit Manasyan: Our plan indicators of 2023 are mainly overdone
News 30.05.2024
In 2023, the Staff of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) had 1 programme and 5 measures. It had planned measures in the amount of 612mln AMD, the sum with a specified plan was reduced to 603mln AMD and 557mln AMD was factually spent. The performance for the specified budget is 92.3%: The RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan said this at May 30 joint sitting of the RA NA Standing Committees on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs and on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs. The deba... - Hakob Arshakyan gives an opening speech at the official launch ceremony of Technological Education Foundation
News 30.05.2024
On May 30, the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan attended the official launch ceremony of the Technological Education Foundation. Congratulating the attendees on the launch of the Foundation, the RA NA Vice President expressed conviction that today we are at the threshold of the new educational era, when the technological education becomes more important and demanded. “In parallel with the traditional education in terms of communication of innovations, technological education and indus... - RA Prime Minister: Since 2018 Revolution, Armenia’s economy has grown by almost 30%
News 29.05.2024
On May 29, the preliminary debates of the annual report on the execution of the 2023 state budget of the Republic of Armenia began at the joint sitting of the Standing Committees of the National Assembly. The RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan, the representatives of the legislative and executive powers were present at the sitting. The RA Prime Minister touched upon a number of co... - Vahe Hovhannisyan: In 2023 we have improved the tax revenues: The taxes and duties have been 23.4% of GDP
News 29.05.2024
The goals of the tax-budgetary policy for 2023 were the increase of the economic growth potential, the ensuring the debt stability, the strengthening of the security system and the comprehensive meeting of the needs of our compatriots forcibly displaced from Nagorno Karabakh. In 2023, we completely complied with tax-budgetary rules. The capital expenditures exceeded by about 284 billion AMD the deficit of the state budget. We have improved the tax revenues: The taxes and duties have been 23.4%... - RA Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs: We have quite high performance, taking into consideration current year’s challenges
News 29.05.2024
The RA Ministry of Internal Affairs had 10 programmes and 35 measures defined by law, 10 programmes and 38 measures were actually implemented. The annual plan of the Ministry was 93 billion 183 million AMD, then it was adjusted to 95 billion 739 million AMD and 94 billion 167 million AMD was actually implemented, which is 98.4% of the total budget: The RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan said about this. The annual sectoral report on the execution of the RA 2023 state budget was deba... - Alen Simonyan writes a condolence note in the Book of Obituary opened in the Embassy of Iran to Armenia
News 22.05.2024
On May 22, the NA President Alen Simonyan visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia and wrote a condolence note on the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the Minister of Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other persons accompanying them because of the helicopter crash. ... - Parliament continues to debate issue of election of judge of Constitutional Court
News 22.05.2024
On May 22, the Parliament continued the debate of the issue of electing a judge of the Constitutional Court. In his speech on behalf of the RA NA Armenia Faction, Artur Khachatryan referred to the events taking place in Tavush, the delimitation. In his speech on behalf of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction, the Head of the Faction Hayk Konjoryan considered it logical that these days, in addition to the issue of elec... - It is proposed to reduce difference between tax burdens of general taxation system and turnover tax system
News 22.05.2024
At the sitting of May 22, the National Assembly debated the legislative package providing for amendments and addendum to the Tax Code and a number of related laws. The RA Deputy Minister of Finance Arman Poghosyan presented the issue for debate in the first reading. The adoption of the legislative package is conditioned by the implementation of the important goals of the tax policy outlined in the Government’s programme and, in particular, of the alternative taxation systems. The first co... - Alen Simonyan Receives President of the Chamber of Deputies of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Claude Wiseler
News 22.05.2024
On May 22, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Claude Wiseler. The Speakers of Parliaments had private conversation, which followed the meeting in the expanded format. The interlocutors documented about the political dialogue of high level between Armenia and Luxembourg, underscoring the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in the dynamic development of the two countries’ re... - Legislator debates draft law designing expansion of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
News 22.05.2024
At May 22 sitting, the parliament debated in the first reading amendment of Article 1 of the Agreement of the establishment of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – the draft law on Ratifying the Resolution N 259 giving opportunity for limited and gradual expansion of the geographical framework of the Bank activity to Sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq. According to the key rapporteur, the RA Deputy Minister of Finance Eduard Hakobyan, during the annual meetings of the Eu... - Committee votes for proposed addenda and amendments to Law on Military Service and Status of Servicemen
News 22.05.2024
At the extraordinary sitting of May 22, the Standing Committee on Defense and Security debated the draft law providing for addenda and amendments to the law on Military Service and the Status of Servicemen in the second reading. The RA Deputy Minister of Defense Hrachya Sargsyan noted that the draft law defines the procedure for proper notification of the citizens. He informed that 4 different ways of notifying the citizens are defined. The first is the official e-mail of the citizen, the... - New regulations to the law on Accumulative Pensions
News 22.05.2024
The adoption of the d\raft is conditioned by the solution of the problems in the legal practice. The RA Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Davit Khachatryan said this. The bill stipulating amendments and addenda to the law on Accumulative Pensions was debated in the first reading at the NA regular sitting. ... - Draft proposes to introduce a code of rules in corporate governance systems
News 21.05.2024
The draft proposes to define the notion of the Corporate Governance Code of Rules and the authorizing norm necessary for its adoption by the Civil Code. A corporate governance code of rules is the standard that the state offers its private sector as a guide. The RA Deputy Minister of Economy Rafayel Gevorgyan said this. He informed that in case of joining the standard, the organizations can implement certain structures defined by the code, which will help the organizations to be more acco... - National Assembly debates legislative initiatives in second reading
News 21.05.2024
At May 21 sitting, the parliament debated legislative initiatives in the second reading. The RA Deputy Minister of Justice Karen Karapetyan presented the legislative package stipulating amendments to the laws on Public Service, on Notice of Activity Implementation and on State Duty. It is fixed by the initiative that accrediting governors can be the individual entrepreneurs or commercial organizations. ... - Parliament debates issue of electing a judge of Constitutional Court
News 21.05.2024
According to Article 166 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, the RA General Assembly of Judges proposed Davit Khachaturyan’s candidacy for the vacancy of the judge of the Constitutional Court. The issue of electing a judge of the Constitutional Court was debated at the RA NA regular sitting on May 21. The President of the Court of Cassation Lilit Tadevosyan briefly presented the biography and work act... - 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. ... - Executive proposes amendments to law on Accumulative Pensions
News 20.05.2024
At the extraordinary sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs the bill stipulating amendments and addenda to the law on Accumulative Pensions was debated in the first reading. The RA Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Davit Khachatryan noted that the adoption of the draft is conditioned by the regulation of the problems encountered in the legal practice. With the current regulations, if the participant of accumulative pension has disease designed by the es... - 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... - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Brandon Yoder visits Parliament
News 20.05.2024
On May 20, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan met with the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Brandon Yoder. The member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Maria Karapetyan and the member of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Arpine Davoyan took part in the meeting. Welcoming the guest, Sargis Khandanyan highlighted the dynamic development of the Armenia-USA relations, which includes numerous spheres of mutual interest and str... - It is proposed to define by initiative with Civil Code the notion of Corporate Governance Code
News 17.05.2024
It is proposed to define by the initiative with the Civil Code the notion of the Corporate Governance Code and the authorizing norm necessary for its adoption. The bill on Making Addendum to the RA Civil Code was debated in the first reading at May 17 sitting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs. The Committee Chair Vladimir Vardanyan moderated it. According to the RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan, it is fixed by the draft that the Corporate Governance... - Executive proposes to specify work of some persons holding positions in state governance system
News 17.05.2024
It is proposed by the amendment the law on Public Service to single out the part relating to the expert from the article on doing civil work and give the legal regulations with a separate article without any amendment in the content. The Head of the Civil Service Bureau of the Office of the RA Prime Minister Vache Qalashyan informed presenting the amendments to the laws on Public Service and on Remuneration of Persons Holding State Positions and State Service Positions at the sitting of the NA... - Government proposes new amendments to trade-in trade type of activity
News 17.05.2024
Back in 2021, the National Assembly adopted the law on Making Addenda to the Law on Trade and Services, which introduced the notion of ‘trade-in’ type of trade. Trade-in trade is a type of activity subject to licensing, the license of which is issued by the Ministry of Economy. The RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan said this at the sitting of May 17 of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, presenting the draft law on Amending the Law on Trade and Services. ... - Committee endorses drafts debated in second reading
News 17.05.2024
The proposing regulations are aimed at the rise of the implementation of the policy preventing the level road network and tunnel security, the decrease of their possible risks and road accidents. On May 17, at the sitting of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs the Deputy Minister of the RA Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Kristine Ghalechyan said, presenting the package of draft laws on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA law on Transport Road and on Making Addenda to t... - Specifics of limitations of members of Council of Elders of community to hold other positions to be defined by sectoral legislation
News 17.05.2024
The regulations of the Law on Public Service provide for the prohibition of holding public and public service positions in state and local self-government bodies, while the laws on Local Self-Government and on Local Self-Government in the city of Yerevan do not provide such regulations. As a result of this misunderstanding, a number of members of the Council of Elders combine their position with public and public service positions. After the proposed amendments come into effect, during the upc...
