  REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES TO BE HELD IN ARMENIAApril 2, 2003 - 23:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian parliament has come for public discussion of the bill of changes in the Constitution. The parliament majority approved of the bill worked out by the commission on constitutional changes under the president, which provides for limitation of the state head's authority to some degree and increasing the role of the parliament. Meanwhile, a number of opposition deputies were against passing the draft saying the changes suggested there "are called to protect the president's interests, not those of people."  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 |  Latest news Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion  The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country.Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |
