  Bicameral parliament steams from needs of Diaspora rather than Armenia February 4, 2011 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Editor-in-chief of Azg paper, chairman of Armenakan-Ramkavar Azatakan party Hagop Avedikian said that the idea of a unified legislative body binding Diaspora Armenians was voiced back in 1970s. Orientalist Nikolay Hovhannisyan and some others spoke for a bicameral parliament several years ago, Avedikian told a press conference in Yerevan. Meanwhile, according to him, a bicameral parliament steams from needs of Diaspora rather than Armenia. He noted that currently 18,000 citizens of Armenia have dual citizenship and the upper house would provide them with the opportunity to be represented in the Armenian parliament and participate in parliamentary elections. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan said during a meeting with the Armenian community of California that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan wants to propose a constitutional amendment, which would create two parliamentary houses, one of which will allow Diaspora Armenians to be part of the legislature   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 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. |
