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- Report on Activity of CEC for 2022-2023 debated
News 22.04.2024
The Chairman of the RA Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Vahagn Hovakimyan presented for debate at the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs the report on the activity of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia for 2022-2023. The issue was debated at April 22 sitting. In 2022, only elections of the local self-government bodies took place. In March, extraordinary election was held in Vedi community, there was no appeal of results. On September 25, 2022 ... - Arusyak Julhakyan: We must find an effective balance between the AI opportunities and risks
News 19.04.2024
The member of the RA NA delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the member of the NA Civil Contract Faction Arusyak Julhakyan gave a speech at PACE Spring Session going on in Strasbourg. “Dear Colleagues, Artificial intelligence has rapidly transformed various aspects of our lives, presenting unprecedented opportunities along with significant challenges that demand our attention and careful consideration. ... - Sona Ghazaryan gives a speech at PACE Session
News 19.04.2024
The member of the RA NA delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the member of the NA Civil Contract Faction Sona Ghazaryan gave a speech at PACE Spring Session going on in Strasbourg. The MP noted: “Sometimes, just a click can lead a child into a vast forest of data that will shape their future. We must ensure strong security measures within the educational system to protect them while also fostering an environment where they feel safe to express themselves. ... - Hripsime Grigoryan: Armenia stands strong on the position of promoting the Peace agenda and regulating relations with Azerbaijan
News 19.04.2024
PACE Spring Session was convened in Strasbourg, and the RA NA delegation also took part in it. The member of the Armenian delegation, the member of the NA Civil Contract Faction Hripsime Grigoryan gave an opening speech at the meeting of the session. “Honorable President, I want to take the opportunity to speak about a highly important event for my country that took place on April 5 in Brussels. It is a trilateral meeting between the Prime Minister of Armenia, the EU Commission ... - RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan hosts PRC delegation
News 18.04.2024
The RA NA Vice President, the Head of the NA Armenia-China Friendship Group Hakob Arshakyan received the delegation led by the Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Chen Zhou. The member of the Friendship Group Lilit Minasyan attended the meeting. In his welcoming speech, the RA NA Vice President underlined that the age-old friendship of the Armenia... - Vladimir Vardanyan’s speech at PACE Session: Democracy is a phenomenon which always pays challenges
News 17.04.2024
The member of the RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Vladimir Vardanyan took part in the work of the Second part of the Annual (Spring) Session. The MP noted in his speech: “Thank you, Mister Chair, Honorable colleagues, This year we are celebrating the 75 th anniversary of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (P... - Armen Gevorgyan: The right of return of Karabakh Armenians is not only a matter of justice and human rights but also essential for promoting peace, stability, and reconciliation in the region
News 17.04.2024
The delegation of the National Assembly to PACE takes part in the work of the Second part of the Annual Session of the Assembly going on in Strasbourg. At April 16 meeting the member of the NA delegation to PACE Armen Gevorgyan gave a speech during the debate on the Application by Kosovo for membership to the Council of Europe. “Mr President: Europe has traditionally tried to skip drawing parallels between Kosovo and other unrecognised entities that aspired to exercise their right t... - Foreign Minister of Lithuania to Alen Simonyan: Lithuania is ready to support in any way the peace process
News 17.04.2024
On April 17, within the framework of the official visit the delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis. The meeting began with the discussion of the security problems existing in the region. Reference was made to the security situation in Eastern Europe and in the South Caucasus. Alen Simonyan presented to the Lithuanian diplomat the Crossroads of Peace project bein... - It is proposed to mark August 3 as a Memorial Day of Sinjar Yazidis Genocide Victims in 2014
News 16.04.2024
At April 16 extraordinary sitting convened on the deputies’ initiative the draft law on Making addendum to the law on Holidays and Memorial Days of the Republic of Armenia authored by the deputy of the NA Civil Contract Faction Rustam Bakoyan was debated in the first reading. It will be debated in the special procedure by the NA decision – the draft will be debated in the second reading after adopting it in the first reading, within twenty-four hours. The author proposed to complete the A... - Alen Simonyan to Vasslis Maragos: Armenia and EU committed to expand and deepen the cooperation in all possible spheres
News 12.04.2024
On April 12, the President of the RA National Assembly received the Head of the delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos. Welcoming the Ambassador, the Head of Parliament thanked him for the efforts aimed at the strengthening of the relations between Armenia and the European Union. “Armenia and the European Union are committed to expand and deepen the cooperation in all possible spheres. We are ready, and we do works in boosting the ins... - Sargis Khandanyan meets with delegation of Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
News 11.04.2024
On April 11, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan met with the representatives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. The Head of Division for Eastern Europe of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Emil Gelebo, the Desk Officer of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Anton Ruus Stjärnmira, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Armenia Patrik Svensson and the Second Secret... - Viewpoints on Implementation of RA Government Programme for 2023
News 11.04.2024
In their speeches the deputies expressed different assessments on the implementation of the RA Government Programme for 2023, made comparisons between it and the programme of measures of the activity of the Government for 2021-2026, presented their ideas on developing our state, taking out of the difficult situation and ensuring the progress of the country. The parliamentarians spoke about the RA-EU cooperation, the problems existing in the educational and health systems, expressed concer... - Legislative initiative aimed at preventing domestic violence debated
News 11.04.2024
In the second reading, the draft law on Making Amendments and Addenda to the law on Prevention of Domestic Violence, Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence and Restoration of Family Solidarity authored by the MPs Zaruhi Batoyan, Sona Ghazaryan and Tsovinar Vardanyan of the NA Civil Contract Faction was debated with the attached legislative package. The co-author of the initiative Zaruhi Batoyan said that after the first reading, proposals were received from the Government and the MPs... - RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan: We should concentrate on serving the interests of real Armenia
News 10.04.2024
At April 10 sitting, the National Assembly debated the report on the procedure of the implementation of the RA Government programme (2021-2026) for 2023 and its results. In his main speech the RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan first spoke about the perceptions and of our society on historical Armenia and real Armenia and its dangers. “The Government and personally me have come to conviction that the historical Armenia and the real Armenia are not only incompatible, but are often antipodes... - Parliament debates report on implementation of Government programme for 2023
News 10.04.2024
On April 10, the Parliament debated the report on the implementation process and the results of the Government programme of the Republic of Armenia (2021-2026) for 2023. The Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan presented the support programmes for our compatriots forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023 and the capital expenditures made in the reporting year. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, after 10 months of deepening humanitarian crisis, on September 19,... - Government proposes to tighten control aimed at regulating slaughterhouse activity
News 09.04.2024
In the event of inspections in slaughterhouses, the official carrying out state control will have a legal basis to suspend or terminate slaughterhouse activities, as well as to set authorizing norms. When violations are detected as a result of control in slaughterhouses, it will be possible to suspend the activity of the business entity or, if he has not carried out activity for six months, to terminate it. At the same time, the authorized body carries out an analysis of the causes of ani... - It is proposed to make compensation of income tax paid from the incomes receiving in the form of dividends
News 09.04.2024
The Executive proposes amendments in the Tax Code. The RA Deputy Minister of Finance Arman Poghosyan presented the main regulations at the NA sitting. From January 1, 2017 the dividends received by the foreign citizens and the persons with no citizenship, and from January 1, 2018 the dividends received by the RA citizens are not reducing incomes and subject to the income tax taxation. To encourage the implementation of the re-investments in the commercial organizations and the rise of the capi... - Project envisaged by Loan Agreement to be financed in amount of 60 million 90 thousand euros
News 09.04.2024
According to Yerevan Urban Development Investment Project Loan Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Asian Development Bank signed on November 27, 2023, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agrees to provide our country with a loan of 60 million 90 thousand euros from ADB's ordinary capital funds. The term of the loan is 27 years, the repayment term is 17. A grace period of 10 years is planned. The loan interest rate is 6-month EURIBOR (Euro Interbank Offered Rate) with a floating + 0.... - Legislative initiative aimed at rise of level of road network and tunnel security
News 09.04.2024
The legislative package is aimed at the rise of the level of the road network and tunnel security, the reduction of their possible risks, the implementation of the preventing policy in the road accidents. The RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration Kristine Ghalechyan said this, presenting for debate in the first reading at April 9 NA sitting the legislative initiative on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA law on Road Transport and on Making Addenda to the law on State Duty. ... - Fight against crime to be more targeted with ratification of Agreement
News 08.04.2024
The issue of ratification of the Agreement on Collaboration between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation was debated at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security on April 8. The Agreement aims to expand cooperation in the fight against transnational crime, in particular, drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, cybercrime, asset recovery, money laundering, human trafficking and other areas. ... - Committee endorses legislative initiative aimed at prevention of family violence
News 08.04.2024
It is expected that as a result of the adoption of the legislative package legal bases will be created for the solution of the problems emerged in the legal practice, the prevention of violence in family and the fight against it, as well as for the implementation of the effective means of the protection and support of the persons subjected to violence. At April 8 sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs, the revised draft of the law with the attache... - NA deputies were in Syunik Marz on a three-day visit, got acquainted with subvention programmes and problems of the region
News 08.04.2024
On April 3-5, on a three-day working visit the members of the RA NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environment Davit Danielyan, Mikayel Tumasyan and Sergey Bagratyan, deputies Marina Ghazaryan and Karen Hambardzumyan led by the Committee Chair Vahe Ghalumyan were sent to Syunik Marz (region). The visit was carried out within the framework of the UNDP Project Fostering responsiveness, efficiency, transparency and inclusiveness of P... - Electricity consumption of 6 polyclinics and 32 kindergartens to be reduced as a result of programme implementation
News 05.04.2024
In our opinion, this is an important and useful loan agreement and a good programme. The loan is sovereign, i.e. we take the loan in the context of the state guarantees of our country. Within the framework of the presented and negotiated project of Yerevan Municipality, this is the Phase II, which refers to the rise of the energy efficiency of the buildings of public significance of Yerevan, in this case, the kindergarten buildings. According to the rapporteur, the general cost is 37.1 million... - Sargis Khandanyan meets with students of YSU Faculty of International Relations
News 05.04.2024
Priorities of foreign policy of Armenia, work being done on the international platforms, bilateral and multi-lateral relations, the regional security problems: The meeting of the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan and the students of the Student Scientific Society of YSU Faculty of International Relations was held within the framework of these themes. Sargis Khandanyan detailed his approaches on foreign policy pursued by our country, spoke about t... - Sargis Khandanyan Receives Ambassador of Canada to Armenia
News 05.04.2024
On April 5, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to our country Andrew Turner. Welcoming the guest in parliament, Sargis Khandanyan congratulated Andrew Turner on being appointed First Resident Ambassador and underscored that the opening of the Embassy of Canada in Armenia will promote the deepening of cooperation between the two countries. ... - Rustam Bakoyan: Armenia goes through path to democracy
News 04.04.2024
Armenia goes through path to democracy. We have chosen a clear path, and the representatives of the international organizations give assessment to our chosen path, our political activity. Their assessments are awareness for the current government. The Deputy Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs Rustam Bakoyan said this at the meeting with the students of the Faculty of International Relations of Yerevan State University (YSU). Rustam Bakoy... - Problems of companies selling petrol and liquefied gas discussed
News 04.04.2024
On the agenda of the work discussion organized by the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on April 4 were the problems of the companies selling petrol and liquefied gas. The representatives of fuel selling companies and state bodies regarding the sector took part in the discussion. According to the Deputy Chair of the Committee Babken Tunyan, they met with the business entities of the sector on February 5 and discussed various issues, most of which were related to the current regul... - Arman Yeghoyan: An agreement was reached on beginning work on EU-Armenia Partnership new agenda, setting more ambitious priorities
News 04.04.2024
The NA Standing Committee on European Integration convened parliamentary hearings on “New Perspectives and Challenges of the European Integration of Armenia.” In his opening speech Arman Yeghoyan touched upon in detail the process of the establishment of the RA and EU diplomatic relations and the legal-contractual field regulating the relations. He underscored that Armenia passed a stage of important relations in the years of 2000s. in a period, when 10 Eastern European states immed... - Draft aimed at boosting tax discipline
News 03.04.2024
The issue on Amending the RA Tax Code was presented for debate of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs by the Government for developing and boosting the tax discipline. The key rapporteur was the Deputy Minister of Finance Arman Poghosyan. It is proposed by the draft to provide compensation of the paid income tax from the receiving incomes in the shape of dividends to the organizations, which will correspond to the tax disciplinary criteria. However, in case of legal offences caus... - Remote work discussion with members of Swedish International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
News 02.04.2024
The Swedish International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) collects information on various components of democracy in 173 countries of the world from many sources and compiles a monthly information-report on the progress or decline of democracy: Armenia is also included in the list of these countries. On April 2, a remote work discussion was held with the members of the Swedish International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, in which th...
