Bicameral parliament steams from needs of Diaspora rather than ArmeniaFebruary 4, 2011 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Editor-in-chief of Azg paper, chairman of Armenakan-Ramkavar Azatakan party Hagop Avedikian said that the idea of a unified legislative body binding Diaspora Armenians was voiced back in 1970s. Orientalist Nikolay Hovhannisyan and some others spoke for a bicameral parliament several years ago, Avedikian told a press conference in Yerevan. Meanwhile, according to him, a bicameral parliament steams from needs of Diaspora rather than Armenia. He noted that currently 18,000 citizens of Armenia have dual citizenship and the upper house would provide them with the opportunity to be represented in the Armenian parliament and participate in parliamentary elections. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan said during a meeting with the Armenian community of California that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan wants to propose a constitutional amendment, which would create two parliamentary houses, one of which will allow Diaspora Armenians to be part of the legislature 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 | Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. |