President submits draft amendments to constitution to parliamentAugust 22, 2015 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan submitted yesterday, on August 21 draft amendments to the Constitution of Armenia to the National Assembly, the presidential press service said. The draft amendments had been developed by the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under Armenian President, Panorama.am reports. Vardan Poghosyan, a member of the Commission, has been appointed as representative of Armenian President for presentation of the draft amendments to the Constitution in the National Assembly of Armenia. Starting next week, President Sargsyan plans to begin consultations with representatives of political parties regarding the approaches stated in the draft. The head of state also instructed the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under Armenian President to continue the dialog with the Venice Commission (VC) over those issues indicated in the VC’s preliminary opinion, around which no agreed solutions have been found so far. 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 | 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. |