  Yerevan: Parliament council meeting fails to convene after Speaker's no-show February 26, 2021 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The sitting of the Council of the National Assembly did not take place because Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan did not show up to open the meeting on Friday, February 26, Bright Armenia leader Edmon Marukyan told reporters, according to Aysor.am. “I consider this as a disrespectful attitude towards the one-fifth of the National Assembly. My assessment is the following: the National Assembly has no chairman, ”said Marukyan. The Council meeting was scheduled for 11:00am on Friday. The opposition Bright Armenia and Prosperous Armenia parties had suggested lifting martial law declared in the country during Azerbaijan's aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
