  Samvel Nikoyan, Larisa Alaverdyan nominated for parliament speaker December 5, 2011 - 15:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At the ongoing sitting of Armenian National Assembly, head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary group Galust Sahakyan nominated the vice speaker Samvel Nikoyan for the speaker’s post. The leader of Heritage opposition party Raffi Hovannisian, in turn, designated party member Larisa Alaverdyan. Following his nomination, Nikoyan promised to use his 9 years of parliament work experience to justify expectations of public and his colleagues. Ms. Alaverdyan, however, refrained from comments.   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 Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
