Armenian parliament adopts govt. program with 75 votes "for", 45 "against"June 21, 2012 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Parliament has adopted Armenian government program with 75 votes in favor and 47 against it; 4 out of 6 political forces – the opposition and Prosperous Armenia party voted to oppose the program, while ruling coalition members and Orinats Yerkir party voted for it. Armenian parliament has been hosting government program debates for 2 days with opposition and Prosperous Armenia slamming the previous program. “Seeing as the previous 5-year program failed, and with the government’s composition unchanged, the possibility for current program’s success is similarly unlikely, in view of unrealistic figures stipulated,” the opposition argued. The opposition also noted the absence of specific time-frame among the program’s shortcomings. However, as parliamentary speaker Hovik Abrahamyan stressed before the votes were cast, though aware of previous program’s faults, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia urges to support the program as “he who makes no mistakes, makes nothing.” Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, in turn, urged the parliamentarians against being guided by their personal dislikes in making a decision. The Prime Minister further expressed readiness to discuss opposition’s proposals and implement them if an agreement is reached on the latters. 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 | 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. |