Samvel Nikoyan opposes the “increase of parliament’s role”December 5, 2011 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Samvel Nikoyan, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia’s (RPA) nominee for parliament speaker dislikes the term “increase of parliament’s role.” “I’d refrain from using the term above, much preferring “full implementation of functions as envisaged by Constitution”,” he stated at Armenian National Assembly. “Going beyond Constitution-stipulated frames may result in violation of the principle of separation of powers as well as the policy of checks and balances,” he noted. Dwelling on parliament-government relations, Nikoyan stressed that as a part of the ruling majority, he’ll always be rendering political support to the government, acting as a partner to the latter. “Of course, the statement above does not suggest that the government’s legal initiatives won’t be discussed in detail,” the Nikoyan observed. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |