  Armenia's Hymn Remains UnchangedDecember 22, 2006 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The RA National Assembly with 64 votes 'for and 5 'against passed in the second reading the Law On Hymn, which upholds the current hymn titled "Our Homeland" until the adoption of a new lyrics and music of the hymn. ARF Dashnaktsutyun stood against change of the hymn considering that actually the current hymn becomes temporary. The opposition did not support the bill either and did not take part in the voting.The adoption of the state hymn is dictated by the reviewed constitution adopted November 27, 2005. A contest was announced in 2006 but it failed to reveal a winner. The next contest will be held in 2007.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
