RPA to vote against March 1 committee formation?May 20, 2013 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - National Assembly’s four-day session kicks off today, on May 21, with the formation of ad hoc committee for March 1 events on the agenda. The discussion of the issue was postponed during the last session as the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) stressed the need to come to terms with the initiators. According to Parliamentmonitoring.am, no agreement was reached, with RPA planning to vote against the formation of March 1 committee. On April 29, RPA deputy chairman Galust Sahakyan stressed the need to discuss a number of issues with the members of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) party by the launch of the next four-day session. ANC parliamentary group representative Gagik Jhangiryan, in turn, noted that RPA’s proposals were only to be reviewed. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |