Tigran Torosyan reelected as Speaker of Armenian ParliamentJune 7, 2007 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Tigran Torosyan was elected as the Speaker of the 4th convocation National Assembly of Armenia. In the result of the secret vote held on Thursday in the parliament 112 deputies voted for and 2 MPs voted against Torosyan's candidacy with no abstainers. Torosyan was the only candidate for the post of RA NA Speaker. The Republican Party of Armenia offered his candidacy during the first session of the newly elected parliament. RPA gained parliamentarian absolute majority during the May 12 parliamentarian elections to the National Assembly, "Novosti-Armenia" reports. Tigran Torosyan occupied the post of Speaker during the last one year of the previous National Assembly. 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. |