Yerevan: Alen Simonyan elected President of National AssemblyAugust 2, 2021 - 19:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Alen Simonyan from Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party has been elected as the President of the National Assembly. 71 lawmakers on Monday, August 2 voted in favor of the appointment in the post of Simonyan, who previously served as a Deputy Speaker of parliament. The opposition Armenia and "I Have Honor" blocs did not participate in voting. Former mayor of Meghri Mkhitar Zakaryan from Armenia bloc and Sisian mayor Artur Sargsyan from "I Have Honor" alliance were nominated for the position too. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |