President submits draft amendments to constitution to parliamentAugust 22, 2015 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan submitted yesterday, on August 21 draft amendments to the Constitution of Armenia to the National Assembly, the presidential press service said. The draft amendments had been developed by the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under Armenian President, Panorama.am reports. Vardan Poghosyan, a member of the Commission, has been appointed as representative of Armenian President for presentation of the draft amendments to the Constitution in the National Assembly of Armenia. Starting next week, President Sargsyan plans to begin consultations with representatives of political parties regarding the approaches stated in the draft. The head of state also instructed the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under Armenian President to continue the dialog with the Venice Commission (VC) over those issues indicated in the VC’s preliminary opinion, around which no agreed solutions have been found so far. 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |