RA government ratifies mayoral inaugural procedureMay 8, 2009 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government ratified Thusday the procedure of first sitting of the city council to be formed upon results of May 31 elections. The decision was taken in compliance with the law on the city of Yerevan. It will take efect on the next Monday after annoucement of official results of the election.The government also ratified the mayoral inaugural procedure. Also, a number of past governmental decisions determining the responsibilitirs of the city council members and mayor of Yerevan were amended. Elections of Yerevan city council will be held on May 31. 6 parties, namely Repuvlic Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia, Orinats Yerkir, Dashnaktsutyun, People's Party and Labor Social Party, as well as the Armenian National Congress nominated their candidates. Number one candidate in the winning party's list will be elected Mayor of Yerevan. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |