  RPA votes down motion on March 1 events committee formation May 20, 2013 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Formation of an ad hoc committee for March 1, 2008 events was put on vote at the Armenian National Assembly on May 20. Leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary group Galust Sahakyan announced RPA’s decision to vote against the motion due to a legitimacy problem. Member of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Gagik Jhangiryan stated, in turn, that the political majority came up with 7 offers on the issue, with all of them approved, except for the one regarding inviting investigators to parliament. ANC parliamentary group representative Levon Zurabyan noted that the majority issued public guarantees in December 2012 that the bill will be adopted following the elections. The bill was rejected by a vote of 58 to 48 with 2 abstentions.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
