  Special parliamentary sitting slated for Dec 17 - paper November 30, 2012 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, Armenian parliament has planned to convene a special sitting on December 17, with no indications as to agenda given. As the daily’s sources said, a 2013 draft state budget will be put to vote next Wednesday, December 5. “The special sitting is rumored to focus on a number of unfinished issues, including government-suggested tax package,” the daily said. Partner news  Top stories A special sitting of the National Assembly launched on Monday, June 17, with 104 parliamentarians participating. “I’m good at what I’m doing – implementing educational and charity projects,” he said in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak. RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan said the latest National Assembly session featured both show and populism. The National Assembly adopted package of bills on making amendments to laws on “government structure” and “public service”.   Partner news |  Latest news UN chief hails China's peacekeeping efforts  Ban said China has provided more peacekeepers than all the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council.Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential election result Hassan Rouhani won the election by taking nearly 51% of votes. Since he won more than half, that eliminated the need for a runoff.Friends of Syria to meet in Doha on June 22: French official Assad's forces aim to retake Aleppo, where they have been mired in a bloody stalemate with rebels for nearly a year.Parliament approves amendments to law on minimum wage rate Besides, new scale of salaries will be introduced, according to which the minimum wage rate will be doubled by 2017. |
