Samvel Nikoyan, Larisa Alaverdyan nominated for parliament speakerDecember 5, 2011 - 15:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At the ongoing sitting of Armenian National Assembly, head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary group Galust Sahakyan nominated the vice speaker Samvel Nikoyan for the speaker’s post. The leader of Heritage opposition party Raffi Hovannisian, in turn, designated party member Larisa Alaverdyan. Following his nomination, Nikoyan promised to use his 9 years of parliament work experience to justify expectations of public and his colleagues. Ms. Alaverdyan, however, refrained from comments. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |