  RPA’s Samvel Nikoyan “boycotts” parliament meetings – paper November 7, 2012 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Zhoghovurd daily, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Samvel Nikoyan takes highly passive participation in the work of the parliament, always leaving right after registration or a vote. Rumors go that Nikoyan, who used to occupy the parliament speaker’s post for 6 months, deems a common MP position to be beneath his dignity, the paper said. “There’s some truth in the report of me taking part in voting only; however, I follow the work of parliament from my office,” Nikoyan told Zhoghovurd. The MP further pledged to more actively participate in parliamentary debates.   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. |
