RA MPs vote against inclusion of NKR recognition bill in agendaApril 28, 2008 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 28, with a vote 15 to 64, Armenian MPs refused to introduce a bill "On recognition of Nagorno Karabakh Republic" submitted by Heritage party leader Raffi K. Hovannisian in the parliament's agenda. According to independent deputy Viktor Dallakyan, this can mean that the Armenian parliamentarians stand against recognition of Nagorno Karabakh's independence. For his part, chairman of the parliamentary committee on external relations Armen Rustamyan reminded that Armenia's foreign policy is determined by the President of the republic. He said his committee expected discussion of the issue in the presidential administration and the Foreign Ministry but it didn't happen. According to Speaker Tigran Torosian, Armenia highlights international recognition of Nagorno Karabakh, since no one in Armenia would mind recognition of Karabakh at the republican level. "Everything is good in its season. If necessary, it will take us seven minutes to garner the essential votes to pass the bill," he said. The NA also postponed discussion of the Speaker's draft statement "On the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement" which describes the right of Karabakhi people to self determination as 'indisputable and irreproachable from the standpoint of the international law,' IA Regnum reports. 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 | 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”. |