Armenia: Opposition MPs resign, get sacked from key postsJuly 1, 2022 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker Armen Gevorgyan from the opposition Armenia bloc has resigned as the chairman of the parliament's Committee on Regional and Eurasian Integration. "Today's situation dictates clear rules of political, public and human ethics, which I cannot ignore, and which do not allow me to continue serving as the chairman of the Committee," Grigoryan said in a statement on his Telegram channel on Friday, July 1. "Such decisions can also be the best opportunity to rethink and evaluate the acquired political experience and new knowledge, they can also become a stimulus for the formation of my personal future vision." Also Friday, the ruling Civil Contract party sacked parliament Vice Speaker Ishkhan Saghatelyan and Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs Vahe Hakobyan – both of them from Armenia bloc. Saghatelyan said in an interview with the Armenian Service of RFE/RL that the opposition will probably relinquish all the other posts they currently hold at the parliament. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |