 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 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 |  Latest news 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia  As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed.Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”.Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days.269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |
