Parliament to hold confirmation votes for committee chairs
10:00, 16 January 2019YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. The regular sitting of parliament has kicked off with lawmakers set to continue debates over confirming chairpersons for standing committees.
Members of Parliament will also elect chairs of committees. The parliament will also debate the government-proposed changes in the governmental structure and its action plan.
Earlier on January 15th, the parliament elected MPs Alen Simonyan and Lena Nazaryan from the ruling My Step faction to be Deputy Speakers. Vahe Enfiajyan from the opposition Prosperous Armenia party was installed as another Deputy Speaker.
The parliament will have 11 committees: My Step faction will chair in 8 of them, Prosperous Armenia in 2, and the other opposition party Lusavor Hayastan (Luminous Armenia) in 1.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
- 20:45 Canadian Foreign Minister honors Armenian Genocide anniversary with note in Armenian: We remember and demand
- 20:34 Recognition of Armenian Genocide and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are not mutually exclusive events - The Boston Globe
- 19:10
When thinking about the Armenian Genocide, emotions and anger overwhelm me- Valérie
Boyer - 18:46 Our thoughts today are with the Armenians in Greece and across the globe – Nikos
Dendias
- 17:27
We must remember and honour the memories of the victims lost to the Armenian
Genocide․ Justin Trudeau’s statement - 15:28 Runaway cavalry horses caught in London as several people hurt
- 14:20 The victims of the Armenian Genocide must never be forgotten – President of Greece
- 14:05 US President Joe Biden releases Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day statement
- 13:05 My colleagues and I in the EU will continue to stand by the people of Armenia- MEP Viola
von Cramon
- 12:59 Spanish MP Jon Inarritu calls on Turkey to accept its own history and recognize the Armenian Genocide
- 12:19 Armenian Genocide is the most heinous crime committed in human history - Fabio Massimo Castaldo
- 12:13 MEP Dzhambazki calls a ‘disgrace’ Turkey’s denial of the Armenian Genocide
- 12:07 We must not allow history to repeat itself - MEP Kovatchev
- 12:05 Today we commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide – Marina Kaljurand
- 11:52 The threat of genocide is still present in the world – MFA of Armenia
- 11:30 French MEP pledges to fight against genocide denial to prevent its repetition
- 11:10 Armenian Genocide should be discussed as a lesson for the present and the future - MEP Costas Mavrides
- 11:05 Turkey continues its policy of denial of the Armenian Genocide, setting an example for Azerbaijan – “Geghard” SAF
- 10:42 Iran’s president Raisi visits Sri Lanka
- 10:03 US Senate passes $95 billion foreign aid package after months of delay
- 09:46 Armenian Genocide is not just a tragedy of the past; it's a continuous reality – German MEP
- 09:26 Egypt welcomes agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan
- 09:11 President Khachaturyan, PM Pashinyan and Speaker Simonyan visit Armenian Genocide
memorial
- 09:10 Ankara's review of politics towards Armenian Genocide hinges on change in power - Swiss MP
- 08:55 European Stocks - 23-04-24
17:05, 04.19.2024
4629 views
For the first time there will be a delimited state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the section of the four villages. Prime Minister's office
10:15, 04.19.2024
2429 views
Situation normal after explosions in Iran – Press TV
21:07, 04.17.2024
2140 views
Embassy of Republic of Armenia in UK establishes military attaché position
12:00, 04.17.2024
1949 views
I came to Armenia to restore the old friendship: Newly elected mayor of Villeurbanne
visits Armenia
17:12, 04.19.2024
1934 views
If Azerbaijan posed no threat, why did Armenians leave Nagorno-Karabakh?" - Sean
Murphy in UN Court