  Dashnaktsutyun supports formation of bicameral parliament involving Diaspora representatives  February 8, 2011 - 15:40 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) supports formation of bicameral parliament which includes Diaspora representatives. As the representative of ARFD supreme body Armen Rustamyan told a news conference in Yerevan, its important to create a format allowing Diaspora’s participation in resolving issues crucial to the whole Armenian nation. “However, focusing on a single option should be avoided,” he said, advising flexible approach to the idea. “It’s important that the idea should not be discredited,” Rustamyan stressed, citing Italy as the country with Diaspora representatives as members of legislative body. Rustamyan refuted statement on creation of bicameral parliament being the authorities’ concession to ARFD, further naming Dashnaktsutyun as the author of the idea.   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. |
