  Armen Harutyunyan Elected OmbudsmanFebruary 17, 2006 - 17:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armen Harutyunyan, an advisor to President Kocharian on constitutional issues and rector of state-run Public Academy of Governance School Armenia's Ombudsman. Harutyunyan was supported by 87 lawmakers who voted in secret ballot, 28 parliament members voted against him. Out of 131 parliament members 118 turned in today to take part in the voting. Two ballots were deemed invalid and one lawmaker voted against all. Harutyunyan's rival, Hrant Khachatryan, an opposition lawmaker and head of a minor Constitutional Right Union received 28 votes, reported RFE/RL.  Top stories 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. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12.Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |
