Armenian Parliament Speaker Confirmed ResignationMay 29, 2006 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Artur Baghdassaryan has confirmed his resignation today. He stated it at a press conference in the parliament at that refusing to reply to reporters' questions. Artur Baghdassaryan thanked media for joint work and added that the further activities of Orinats Yerkir party will be announced later.RA NA chairman submitted his resignation May 22. The 5-day term provided to the Speaker for confirmation of resignation has expired today. Thus, according to item A of Article 20.2 of the RA Law on Regulations of the National Assembly, the Speaker's resignation is considered accepted. To remind, Artur Baghdassaryan announced of the intention to leave the post of Speaker on May 12. The day before the political council of Orinats Yerkir party headed by him decided to secede from the ruling coalition over discrepancies on the home and foreign line, reported Novosti-Armenia. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |