Armenia government program approved, awaits parliament backingOctober 19, 2016 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Program of the Armenian government was approved at an extraordinary Cabinet sitting on Tuesday, October 18. The draft government program was introduced by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms Vache Gabrielyan who said the challenges facing our country call for immediate reforms, achievable by involving and using the full potential of the state and Armenians all over the world. Gabrielyan stressed the need to implement effective reforms to provide safe, dignified and better living standards, as well as an opportunity to live in an equitable society. “To my mind, we can lift the bar we have set only by concentering our potential,” Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said. “Everyone shall be held accountable: the time will come to report back what we have done or have failed to achieve, and what is to be ruled out in practice,” he said. The meeting approved the government program, which will shortly be submitted to the National Assembly. Also, the government decided to ask for an extraordinary parliament session due on Thursday. 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. |