 Armenian parliament approves bill on ethics law amendments December 18, 2012 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament approved the bill on making amendments to the law on ethics with a 66-28 vote and 1 abstention. Representatives of Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc and Heritage voted against the motion. Prior to the vote, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Arpine Hovhannisyan noted that no agreements had been reached with the parliamentary groups, with cooperation prospects possible in the future. Prosperous Armenia representative Stepan Margaryan, in turn, expressed the party’s readiness to discuss the bill before the second reading.   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. |
