  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 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 |  Related sections 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. |
