An extraordinary meeting of the Plenary was convened, on November 21, upon the initiative of the opposition parties ARF-D, Prosperous Armenia (BHK), ANC (HAK) and Heritage (Zharangutyun). As it was expected, the ruling party (HHK) deputies weren’t present and so the necessary quorum was not provided. Therefore, the discussion over draft laws “On Amending the…
On November 21, representatives from ARF-D and Free Democrats Party, held a meeting at the latter’s premises. ARF-D Supreme Council Chairman, Armen Rustamyan and Vice-Chairman, Arsen Hambartsumyan discussed the party’s seven-point platform with Khachatur Kokobelyan, Alexander Arzumanyan and Anush Setrakyan of the “Free Democrats”. Commenting on the meeting, Hambartsumyan said that both sides estimated the…
1in.am writes that ARF-D Bureau member and Chairman of the Armenia-Uruguay interparliamentary friendship group, Vahan Hovhannesyan who was accompanying the delegation from the House of Representatives of Uruguay, headed by its President Jorge Orrico, to its recent official visit to Armenia and Mountainous Karabakh believes that the journalists’ questions such as “When are you going…
The almost two-hour long meeting between Armen Rustamyan, Aghvan Vardanyan from ARF-D and Levon Zurabyan, Aram Manukyan from Armenian National Congress (HAK) was hosted in the Parliament’s building, on November 19. Head of ARF-D Parliamentary Faction, Armen Rustamyan stated that the meeting touched upon ARF-D’s seven-point platform and that while on some points the parties’…
A scheduled meeting between Rule of Law Party (OEK) and ARF-D representatives took place on November 17. ARF-D Supreme Council members Armen Rustamyan, Aghvan Vardanyan and Arsen Hambartsumyan and Rule Of Law Party’s Vice Chairpersons Heghine Bisharyan and Mher Shahgeldyan talked about ARF-D’s seven-point platform. Vardanyan told Yerkir.am said that it is important to make…
For the past two weeks the Parliament of the Republic of Armenia is deliberating on the 2013 State Budget. The political parties and the Prime minister have delivered their assessments and projections. The three oppositional parties, Armenian National Congress (HAK), ARF-D and Heritage (Zharangutyun) as well as the self-considered alternative choice Prosperous Armenia Party have…
On November 14, the Parliament of Mountainous Karabakh hosted the delegation of Uruguay’s House of Representatives, headed by the House’s President, Jorge Orrico mentions a MK Parliament’s press release. The Uruguayan delegation met with its counterparts of the Mountainous Karabakh Parliament; attending the meeting were also members of the MK government, the Supreme Court’s Chair,…
Prime minister: Government Approves ARF-D Anticorruption Proposition On November 15, the discussion on the 2013 budget began with the Prime minister, Tigran Sargsyan’s speech, emedia.am writes. Sargsyan after thanking the Parliament for its contribution to the discussion stressed that Armenia must try to stay away from external as well as social risks, such as the…
Becomes first high-level official to visiting Artsakh Republic STEPANAKERT—The speaker of the Uruguay Parliament Jorge Orrico traveled to Artsakh (Mountainous Karabakh Republic) and met with President Bako Sahakyan and other officials, reported Armenpress news agency. Orrico was greeted in Stepanakert by a large crowd of residents who welcomed this first high-level foreign official to visit…
By Razmig Shirnian (ASBAREZ) The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), an opposition party in Armenia, at its recent supreme convention in June 2012 confirmed its policy of “transfer from the presidential to parliamentary form of government.” Since June, the ARF Parliamentarians are incessantly invoking political and intellectual battles to rage over which of the government forms…
