  Armenia parliament to discuss lifting martial law March 23, 2021 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly will discuss lifting martial law in the country on Wednesday, March 25 at the initiative of the opposition Bright Armenia party. Ararat Mirzoyan, the speaker of the parliament, has proposed to support the initiative and vote in its favor. According to Bright Armenia leader Edmon Marukyan, the martial law "has completely exhausted itself" and it is maintained for one purpose only – to prevent the launch of a no-confidence vote in the parliament. Mirzoyan dismissed the political motives cited by Marukyan and said that the process would begin "one way or another" as the country is heading to snap parliamentary elections. Armenia first declared martial law in late September 2020 when Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military offensive against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).   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 |  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. |
