President Armen Sarkissian arrived today to Artsakh on a working visit. In Stepanakert, he met with the President of the Republic of Artsakh Araik Harutyunian. President Sarkissian congratulated once again and wished success to Araik Harutyunian and expressed confidence that with his experience and knowledge he would successfully continue his service to the Fatherland. “In your …
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MassisPost. In an exclusive interview with Massis Post, Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Central Committee Chairman, Dr. Hampig Sarafian urges Armenians around the world, to rally around the government in Armenia, especially during the COVID-19 global pandemic. During the interview, a wide range of issues related to current events in the homeland, diaspora, and the United …
COPENHAGEN, 9 July 2020 – The Vice-Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, Michael Georg Link (Germany), and Secretary General Roberto Montella discussed today with European Parliament member Nacho Sanchez Amor the need for increased efforts by parliaments to combat fake election observation activities. The practice of state authorities and their proxy organizations …
The Security Council of the Republic of Armenia is holding a regular meeting in Yerevan, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The meeting shall approve Armenia’s National Security Strategy, in addition to discussing other security-related issues. In that context, Prime Minister Pashinyan delivered a message, in which he stated: “Honorable National Assembly Speaker, Dear Security …
On July 9, the parliament continued the work of the extraordinary session convened on the previous day in the RA NA deputies’ initiative. The draft law on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA Law on Automobile Roads authored by the Government with the enclosed package was debated in the second reading. The Head of …
President Armen Sarkissian spoke on the phone with the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Armenia Rouben Vardazarian. The Court of Cassation was created 22 years ago, and Armenia made a transition from the two-step judicial system to a three-step system. President Sarkissian conveyed his congratulations and good wishes to the …
At the meeting with a group of members of the expert commission on constitutional changes the President of Armenia noted that the Constitution, constitutionality are not just legal regulations written on the paper and the next step, their implementation is very important. “When we check on the compliance of the given law with the Constitution, it …
ԵՌԱԳՈՅՆ. Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed a bill, mandating the teaching of Holocaust and Genocide studies in high schools. “I’m excited to sign a bill that will help ensure that we will never forget the horrific crimes against humanity that occurred in the Holocaust. In death camps across NAZI-occupied eastern Europe, millions of Jews and …
WASHINGTON, DC – A key U.S. House panel has approved legislative report language indirectly calling for continued USAID funding for humanitarian demining in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). “We certainly welcome this report recommendation as a step in the right direction,” said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. “However, …
— ANCA Continues to Work with Legislators to Ensure Ongoing U.S. Funding for a Mine-Free Artsakh WASHINGTON, DC – A key U.S. House panel has approved legislative report language indirectly calling for continued USAID funding for humanitarian demining in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh). “We certainly welcome this report recommendation as a step in the right direction,” said Aram …
