 Armenian parliament approves bill on ethics law amendments December 18, 2012 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament approved the bill on making amendments to the law on ethics with a 66-28 vote and 1 abstention. Representatives of Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc and Heritage voted against the motion. Prior to the vote, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Arpine Hovhannisyan noted that no agreements had been reached with the parliamentary groups, with cooperation prospects possible in the future. Prosperous Armenia representative Stepan Margaryan, in turn, expressed the party’s readiness to discuss the bill before the second reading.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
