RA President congratulated Tigran Torosyan on election as Speaker of Armenian ParliamentJune 7, 2007 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Robert Kocharian congratulated Tigran Torosyan on the election as the Speaker of the 4th convocation Armenian Parliament, the Presidential Press Office reports. R. Kocharian's congratulatory message, in particular reads as follows, "I am sure that your knowledge and experience will serve for further deepening of the reform process in Armenia and the progress in the country. I wish you effective work for the sake of the Republic of Armenia". Today Tigran Torosyan was elected as the Speaker of the 4th convocation National Assembly of Armenia. In the result of the secret vote held on Thursday in the parliament 112 deputies voted for and 2 MPs voted against Torosyan's candidacy with no abstainers. Torosyan was the only candidate for the post of RA NA Speaker. The Republican Party of Armenia offered his candidacy during the first session of the newly elected parliament. 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. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |