Counting commission rules Russia gas deal ratification vote invalidDecember 26, 2013 - 19:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The counting commission of Armenian National Assembly ruled the results of the December 23 vote on gas deals with Russia invalid. According to the Armenian National Congress, Prosperous Armenia, Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsuyun factions, the counting commission never did its job, with the majority of members of their parties absent from the vote. Following the ruling, the factions above will apply to the Constitutional Court. As the newly-elected chair of the counting commission Lyudmila Sargsyan noted, the move aims to return the gas deals with Russia on the parliamentary discussion agenda. The Armenian-Russian agreement for supply of gas, oil products, unrefined diamonds, and sale of the 20% ArmRosGazprom shares to Russia was ratified at a special parliament sitting Dec 23. Members of the Armenian National Congress, Heritage, ARFD opposition factions and Prosperous Armenia party left the boardroom during the vote. 77 MPs (out of 120) stayed in the boardroom to vote for ratification of gas deals. Somehow, the members of opposition managed to walk off with vote ballots so the vote was held by show of hands. Related links: 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |