Chairmen of Armenia’s standing parliamentary committees electedMay 31, 2012 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s National Assembly elected the chairmen of standing parliamentary committees based on the D'Hondt method (a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation.) As was announced before, the representatives of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) got 8 seats out of 12, while the remaining 4 committee chairmanships went to Prosperous Armenia. The appointments were as follows: Artak Zakaryan (RPA) appointed the chair of Standing Committee on Foreign Relations; David Harutyunyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs; Koryun Nahapetyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs; Ara Babloyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Health Care, Maternity and Childhood; Artak Davtyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport; Hakob Hakobyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Social Affairs; Gagik Minasyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs; Vardan Ayvazyan (RPA) – the chair of Standing Committee on Economic Affairs. Prosperous Armenia representatives were appointed as follows: Naira Zohrabyan – the chair of Standing Committee on European Integration, Samvel Balasanyan – the chair of Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment; Stepan Margaryan – the chair of Standing Committee on Territorial Management and Local Self-Government; Elinar Vardanyan – the chair of Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs. 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |