|
||
 |
1 / 5 |  |
In my opinion, we have not paid due attention to the anthem of the Republic of Armenia until now. In essence, it has been de jure unclear what the officially approved anthem of the Republic of Armenia is: The Chair of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport Sisak Gabrielyan said this.
At January 10 regular sitting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs the draft law on Making Amendments and Addenda to the law on RA Anthem authored by the deputies Sisak Gabrielyan, Taguhi Ghazaryan, Alen Simonyan was debated.
“We propose that the relevant authorized body, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, after adopting the law, publish the official versions of the anthem, including both short, vocal and instrumental versions, and that this will be exclusively the official anthem of the Republic of Armenia,” Sisak Gabrielyan said.
The key rapporteur answered the deputies’ questions, touching upon the definition of the short version of the anthem, provisions on liability in case of violation of the anthem.
Welcoming the proposing amendments, the co-rapporteur Alkhas Ghazaryan called on her colleagues to endorse the draft.
The RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan presented the positive position of the Government on draft. She noted that there is an obligation to play the anthem in the version approved in 2006 in public schools and universities. The proposed amendment expands the scope to include pre-school, vocational, and secondary specialized institutions, with the logic that state policy should be unified across all educational institutions.
In the format of exchange of ideas, the MPs referred to the cases regarding the violations of performance of the anthem.
The Secretary of the Armenia Faction Artsvik Minasyan noted that a very important issue is under debate, but in his opinion, the draft is not ready for presenting at the NA sitting. He informed that they will not participate in voting the draft, suggesting to organize a work discussion and complete it.
The revised draft was endorsed.
10.01.2025Committee endorses ratification of conventions
By ratifying these two conventions, the Republic of Armenia becomes a member state of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: The Representative on International Legal Issues Yeghishe Kirakosyan said during the discussion of the draft law on the ratification of the Conventions On the Peaceful Settlement...
10.01.2025It is proposed to provide FIS officers and employees with permission to access information containing state secrets
The Law On Foreign Intelligence Activities and the Foreign Intelligence Service adopted by the National Assembly on December 23, 2022, established the Foreign Intelligence Service in October 2023, which, due to the nature of its activities, will also deal with information containing state secrets.On...
10.01.2025NA Standing Committee debates in second reading drafts regulating the legal sphere
The voting on the draft law on Making Amendments to the Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia authored by the NA deputies Sisak Gabrielyan and Vladimir Vardanyan has been postponed for up to two months by the decision of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs.The Committee Chair Vladim...
10.01.2025Ruben Rubinyan receives EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia
On January 10, the Vice President of the National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan received the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Magdalena Grono.Issues regarding deepening and expanding Armenia-European Union cooperation were discussed. Reference was made to peace pr...