Armenian parliament adopts govt. program with 75 votes "for", 45 "against"June 21, 2012 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Parliament has adopted Armenian government program with 75 votes in favor and 47 against it; 4 out of 6 political forces – the opposition and Prosperous Armenia party voted to oppose the program, while ruling coalition members and Orinats Yerkir party voted for it. Armenian parliament has been hosting government program debates for 2 days with opposition and Prosperous Armenia slamming the previous program. “Seeing as the previous 5-year program failed, and with the government’s composition unchanged, the possibility for current program’s success is similarly unlikely, in view of unrealistic figures stipulated,” the opposition argued. The opposition also noted the absence of specific time-frame among the program’s shortcomings. However, as parliamentary speaker Hovik Abrahamyan stressed before the votes were cast, though aware of previous program’s faults, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia urges to support the program as “he who makes no mistakes, makes nothing.” Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, in turn, urged the parliamentarians against being guided by their personal dislikes in making a decision. The Prime Minister further expressed readiness to discuss opposition’s proposals and implement them if an agreement is reached on the latters. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. |