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 05.12.2025Parliamentary Briefings: Civil Contract Faction During the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings, the Secretary of the Civil Contract Faction Artur Hovhannisyan and the Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan answered the journalists' questions....  05.12.2025Parliamentary Briefings: Armenia Faction The member of the Armenia Faction Artur Khachatryan participated in the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings. The MP first made an introductory speech and then answered the journalists’ questions....  05.12.2025Parliamentary Briefings: With Honor Faction The parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings were attended by the Head of With Honor Faction H...  04.12.2025Draft law on Responsible Treatment of Animals adopted in first reading In the Republic of Armenia, legal relations regarding non-wild animals, with the exception of those for agricultural purposes, do not have distinct regulations. A complex and comprehensive field of regulations connected with animals used for domestic, stray, service purposes, exhibition, sports and ...  04.12.2025Foreigners who violate traffic rules with vehicles registered in RA to pay fine at the border On December 4, at the regular sitting the National Assembly debated the draft law on Making Addenda to the Law on the Peculiarities of Administrative Proceedings in Cases of Violations of Road Traffic Rules Detected by Video or Photographic Devices, which was presented by the Deputy Minister of Inte...  04.12.2025Initiative related to digitalization of process of granting residence statuses to foreigners debated In order to digitalize the administration of the process of granting residence statuses to foreigners, the Government is making amendments and addenda to the package of draft laws on Foreigners and the related laws.The Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Armen Ghazaryan no...  04.12.2025Parliament debates issue of electing member of Corruption Prevention Commission On December 4, at the sitting the National Assembly debated the issue of electing member of the Corruption Prevention Commission. Vahe Mkrtchyan's candidacy was proposed for the vacant position of member of the Corruption Prevention Commission by the decision of the Competition Council.The member of...  04.12.2025It is designed to replace 24-month compulsory military service term for privates with 18-month service term It is designed to replace the 24-month compulsory military service term for privates with the 18-month service term, extending it to citizens drafted for compulsory military service after January 1, 2026. The recruitment of the armed forces within the framework of the 2025 winter conscription will b...  03.12.2025NA President - on an official visit in Athens: meetings and key discussions with high-ranking officials Traditional friendly relations, historically formed close ties, common values, political and economic relations, cultural and scientific-educational existing potential. Similar ties are considered to be the Armenian-Greek relations. The NA President Alen Simonyan was on a two-day official visit to A...  03.12.2025It is proposed to regulate legal relations arising in field of foreign intelligence activities The adoption of the draft laws is conditioned by the necessity to bring certain provisions in the two main laws regulating the activities of the National Security Bodies into line with the current legislation, and to more clearly regulate relations regarding the service. This was stated by the Deput...  03.12.2025Parliament debates a number of drafts in second reading On December 3, the MPs debated a number of legislative initiatives in the second reading at the NA sitting. The RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Armen Simonyan presented the draft law on Making Addenda to the Law on Motor Transport with the related package. Carrier...  03.12.2025It is proposed to bring criminal procedural norms into line with RA Constitution The Executive proposes new regulations in the RA Criminal Procedure Code. The issue was debated in the first reading.The compliance of criminal procedural norms with the Constitution and the filling of legislative gaps will be ensured by the adoption of the bill.In 2025, the Constitutional Court sta...  03.12.2025Legislative initiative aimed at establishing authorizing norm The package of drafts was developed and put into circulation in order to clarify the legal acts adopted by the Government in the field of drinking and irrigation water supply, and to establish an authorizing norm for them in the legislation. Aramazd Ghalamkaryan, the Chairman of the Water Committee ...  03.12.2025It is proposed to introduce a corruption risk assessment system in a number of organizations It is proposed by the draft to introduce a corruption risk assessment system in public authorities, state and community non-profit organizations operating in the fields of healthcare, social, environmental protection, expertise, construction or investment programme provision or that have received su...  03.12.2025Some provisions of Criminal Code are being clarified The draft proposes amendments to Articles 443 and 444 of the Criminal Code. The mentioned articles refer to illicit enrichment and the submission of false date in the declaration by a person who is obliged to submit a declaration to the Corruption Prevention Commission, as well as the concealment of...  03.12.2025It is designed to increase professional level of employees of customs bodies The objectives of the agreement are to organize the training of personnel for customs services through higher education programmes and additional professional education programmes, and to support the development of cooperation between the interested educational organizations.On December 3, at the si...  03.12.2025Agreement on Cooperation in Field of Physical Culture and Sports within CIS framework debated Back in 2007, Armenia, as well as other CIS member states, signed an Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Physical Culture and Sports. There is a council in this regard that carries out relevant work. A meeting was held, the protocol of which was submitted for ratification. This protocol will ma...  03.12.2025December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities The problems of persons with disabilities in Armenia and the ways to solve them are permanently at the center of the parliament’s attention in the legislative context....  03.12.2025Representatives of Armenia-Greece Parliamentary Friendship Group meet The Head of the RA NA Armenia-Greece Parliamentary Friendship Group Hayk Konjoryan met with the Head of the Greece-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group Vassilis Economou in Greece.The interlocutors discussed different issues regarding bilateral relations, as well as steps on activation of cooperat...  03.12.2025Draft aimed at developing appraisal activities The adoption of the draft is aimed at developing appraisal activities in the Republic of Armenia, making it more competitive, transparent, and compliant with international standards. The proposed regulations will enable the Republic of Armenia to be included in the international appraisal market and...  03.12.2025RA Prime Minister gives a final speech on draft law on 2026 RA State Budget On December 3, the National Assembly continued to debate the draft law on 2026 RA State Budget.The RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave a final speech. At the beginning of the speech, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia first assessed the budget debates and noted that he generally assess...  03.12.2025Vahe Hovhannisyan: A prosperous life in Armenia is no longer a future prospect or a political promise, but a tangible, everyday reality On December 3, the National Assembly continued the work of the regular sittings. The RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan presented the final version of the draft law on the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2026. The Minister thanked the deputies for their active participation in the ...  02.12.2025Agreement on establishing equal requirements for carriers of member states within the framework of EAEU debated Bringing the permissible mass, axles, load, and dimensions of vehicles traveling on the roads of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states into line with the norms in force in the member states will facilitate the process of carrying out cargo transportation through the EAEU transport corrido...  02.12.2025Alen Simonyan meets with President of the Hellenic Parliament On December 2, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan, being in Greece on an official visit, met with Nikitas Kaklamanis.The issues regarding the development of inter-parliamentary relations and cooperation of friendship groups, as well as different topics of bilateral interest were at the core of the in...  02.12.2025Adoption of legislative initiative to promote transparency of transactions It is planned to regulate the starting price for selling land plots at low prices by auction in the case of alienation of state and community-owned lands, as well as the provisions on organizing and conducting the auction through electronic system. This was stated by the RA Deputy Minister of Territ...  02.12.2025Anahit Avanesyan: A universal system that meets basic health needs of all citizens to be introduced in a phased format At the sitting on November 2, the National Assembly debated in the first reading the bill on Universal Health Insurance and the legislative package that provides for amendments to more than two dozen laws. Its adoption will be followed by the adoption of sub-legislative acts.The RA Minister of Healt...  02.12.2025Parliament begins work of regular sittings On December 2, the National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings. The draft agenda for the regular sittings of the National Assembly to be convened on December 2 were debated and approved. The draft law on Making an Addendum to the Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia, which was presented ...  02.12.2025Information on holding press conference On December 2 at 11:30, in Hall 334, the press conference of the Head of the RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea of the Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) Babken Tunyan and the members of the delegation will take place. Details will be presented on the work of the 66th Plenary...  01.12.2025Alen Simonyan meets with Head of Greece-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group The delegation led by the RA NA President Alen Simonyan, that is on an official visit to Greece, met with the Head of the Greece-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group Vassilis Economou on December 1.The interlocutors discussed a wide range of issues regarding inter-parliamentary relations and the b...  01.12.202527 items included in draft agenda of NA regular sittings On December 1, the sitting of the National Assembly Council was held. The RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan presided over it.The drafts on making amendments to the agenda of the tenth session of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly and the agenda of the regular sittings to be convened ...  01.12.2025Alen Simonyan meets with President of the Hellenic Republic On December 1, the delegation led by the RA NA President, being on an official visit to Greece, met with the President of the Hellenic Republic Constantine Tassoulas. Expressing gratitude to Constantine Tassoulas for the warm welcome, Alen Simonyan emphasized the importance of such meetings from the...  01.12.2025Alen Simonyan meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic Giorgos Gerapetritis On December 1, the delegation led by the RA NA President being in Greece on an official visit met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic Giorgos Gerapetritis.The issues regarding the bilateral ties, the Armenia-EU relations, as well as peace process established between Armenia...  01.12.2025Sergey Bagratyan meets with a group of drivers On December 1, the deputy of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Sergey Bagratyan met with a group of drivers. Issues related to the legislative package on Making an Addendum to the RA Law on Ensuring Road Traffic Safety and on Amending the RA Law on Administrative Offences were debated. ...  30.11.2025NA delegation participates in work of 66th PABSEC General Assembly The RA NA deputies led by the Head of the delegation Babken Tunyan participated in the work of the Plenary Session of the 66th Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) of the held in Sofia. At the Plenary Session key speeches were presented, the first of them referred to...  29.11.2025Hakob Arshakyan participates in unveiling of monument to Admiral of Navy of Soviet Union Hovhannes Isakov in the city of Kronstadt Within the framework of the third working meeting of the Co-Chairs of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the RA NA and the RF FA the delegation led by the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan participated in the solemn ceremony of unveiling of the statue of the Admiral, Hero of...  29.11.2025Continuous development of relations with Romania emphasized The National Assembly hosted the delegation led by the Chair of the Committee for Foreign Policy of the Senate of Romania Titus Corlățean. At the meetings the development of Armenia-Romania inter-parliamentary ties and the issues regarding the RA-EU relations were highlighted....  29.11.2025Delegation led by Hakob Arshakyan on a working visit in Saint Petersburg The delegation led by the RA NA Vice President, the Co-Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the RA NA and the RF FA Hakob Arshakyan was on a working visit in Saint Petersburg to participate in the third working meeting of the Co-Chairs of the Inter-Parliamentary Committe...  29.11.2025Parliamentary integrity standards discussed in OSCE/ODIHR Conference The OSCE/ODIHR Conference was held in the National Assembly. The parliamentary integrity standards, Codes of Conduct for parliamentarians in the OSCE region, the EU Eastern Partnership countries and the OSCE regional perspectives were at the core of the two-day discussions. ...  28.11.2025Committee endorses legislative package providing for amendments to law on Public and Individual Notification via Internet and related laws The legislative package providing for amendments and addenda to the Law on Public and Individual Notification via Internet and related laws was debated in the second reading at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs held on November 28. The RA Deputy Minister of Justice ...  28.11.2025At extraordinary sitting Agreement on RA-EU Cooperation debated and adopted On November 28, an extraordinary sitting was convened, according to Article 100 of the RA Constitution and Article 41 of the Constitutional Law The Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, on the initiative of the deputies of the National Assembly, and on its agenda was the draft law On Ratifyin...  28.11.2025Minister of Health: Basis for new system to take care of health is being laid On November 28, the draft law on Universal Health Insurance and the legislative package providing for amendments to more than two dozen related laws were debated at the sitting of the RA NA Standing Committee on Health Care. The RA Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan informed that the legislative pa...  28.11.2025Committee endorses draft laws debated in second reading The package of drafts providing for amendments to the laws on Trade Unions and on Military Service and the Status of a Serviceman was debated in the second reading at the sitting of the RA NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs on November 28. The Executive proposed to lift an a...  27.11.2025Schedule of holding sittings of RA NA Standing Committees The Standing Committee on Health Care will convene a sitting on November 28 at 09:00, in Hall 414.The Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs will convene a sitting on November 28 at 16:00, in Hall 414.The sitting of the Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs will take place on Novembe...  26.11.2025Topic on Draft Statement authored by Armenia Faction debated in parliamentary hearings The NA draft statement on the Political Prisoners in the Republic of Armenia and the Restoration of Their Violated Rights was put into circulation on the initiative of the RA NA Armenia Faction. Parliamentary hearings were convened for revising it in the National Assembly on November 26.In his openi...  26.11.2025Necessity to adopt legislative package is due to clarification of a number of regulatory provisions It is designed to regulate the starting price for selling low-priced land plots at auction in the event of alienation of state and community-owned lands. The RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Armen Simonyan said this.On November 26, at the sitting of the Standing Co...  26.11.2025Amendment to RA Water Code According to the data of the Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center SNCO of the RA Ministry of Environment, each year, in case of sufficient snow cover in the river catchment basins, as well as the possibility of intensive spring precipitation and floods, an opportunity will be created by the Govern...  26.11.2025Draft law on Responsible Treatment of Animals debated and endorsed In the Republic of Armenia, legal relations regarding the non-wild animals, except for those used for agricultural purposes, do not have clear regulations. The field of complex and comprehensive regulations referred to animals used for domestic, stray, service purposes, exhibition, sports and entert...  26.11.2025Possibility of professional and higher education in CIS member countries is designed by legislative initiative The possibility of professional and higher education in the CIS member states is designed by the agreement signed by the CIS member states on September 27, 2024. The objectives of the agreement are to organize the training of personnel for customs services through higher education and additional pro...  26.11.2025It is proposed to extend VAT exemption for one year – from January 1, 2026 to December 31 inclusive The NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs debated the draft law on Making an Addendum to the Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia in the first reading at the regular sitting on November 26.According to the RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan, the draft proposes to extend the value added tax exe...  26.11.2025Committee endorses ratification of Agreement on RA-EU cooperation At extraordinary sitting of November 26 of the RA NA Standing Committee on European Integration the Committee Chair Arman Yeghoyan informed that at the initiative of deputies the draft law On Ratifying the Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union on Establishing the Framework...  26.11.2025A number of bills debated in second reading The Standing Committee on Economic Affairs debated the draft law on Amnesty of State Duties and Penalties Applied for State Duties in the second reading at the regular sitting on November 26, which, as reported by the key rapporteur, the RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastru...  26.11.2025Adoption of draft is aimed at developing appraisal activities in RA The adoption of the draft is aimed at developing appraisal activities in the Republic of Armenia, increasing its competitiveness, transparency and compliance with international standards. The proposed regulations will enable the Republic of Armenia to enter the international valuation market and cre...  26.11.2025RA NA delegation participates in work of 66th PABSEC General Assembly The delegation led by the Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs of the RA National Assembly Babken Tunyan participated in the work of the 66th PABSEC of the General Assembly held in Sofia. The deputy of the NA Civil Contract Faction Sergey Bagratyan and the deputy of the NA Arme...  25.11.2025Committee votes to ratify Agreement on Cooperation in Field of Physical Culture and Sports During the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport held on November 25, Artur Martirosyan, the RA Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, presented for debate the Protocol on Making Amendments and Addenda to the Agreement of Ma...  25.11.2025NA Armenia Faction deputies meet with OSCE PA Vice-President, OSCE PA Special Representative on South Caucasus On November 25, the deputies of the RA NA Armenia faction Anna Grigoryan, Lilit Galstyan, Armen Gevorgyan, Artur Khachatryan and Levon Kocharyan met with the OSCE PA Vice-President, OSCE PA Special Representative on South Caucasus Luís Graça.The deputies spoke about the domestic political situation ...  25.11.2025Work of OSCE/ODIHR Conference ends On November 25, the Conference on the topic OSCE/ODIHR Developing Parliamentary Integrity Standards: Spotlight on EU’s Eastern Partnership and OSCE Regional Perspectives continued in the National Assembly.The experts and the parliamentarians participating in the conference continued presenting their...  25.11.2025Arman Yeghoyan hosts Ambassador of Germany to Armenia On November 25, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan met with Claudia Bush, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia. Welcoming the Ambassador, the Committee Chair emphasized the dynamic development of rela...  25.11.2025NA extraordinary sitting by RA NA President’s decision to be convened According to Article 100 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia and Article 41 of the Constitutional Law The Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, on the initiative of the deputies of the National Assembly an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly will be convened on November ...  24.11.2025Parliamentary integrity standards discussed in OSCE/ODIHR started in National Assembly On November 24, the Conference on the topic Developing Parliamentary Integrity Standards: Spotlight on EU’s Eastern Partnership and OSCE Regional Perspectives in the RA National Assembly was held.The conference aims to share good practices and experiences related to parliamentary integrity in the OS...  24.11.2025Committee endorses debated draft laws The adoption of the draft laws is conditioned by the necessity to regulate issues arising in law enforcement practice, to bring certain provisions in the laws into line with the current legislation, as well as to implement the amendments stipulated by law in the field of foreign intelligence activit...  24.11.2025Sargis Khandanyan: Armenia highly appreciates the continuous, fruitful development of relations with Romania Armenia highly appreciates the continuous, fruitful development of relations with Romania. We highlight the parliamentary, effective cooperation on the international platforms between the two countries, the work underway between the friendship groups. The Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on For...  24.11.2025Committee endorses legislative package authored by Government The NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security debated in the first reading the package of draft laws providing for amendments and addenda to the Law on Foreigners and related laws at the sitting held on November 24. The RA Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Ghazaryan noted that the main p...  24.11.2025Permissible weights of vehicles traveling on Eurasian transport corridors are being established The draft establishes the permissible weights, axle loads and dimensions of vehicles traveling on the highways of the member states included in the Eurasian transport corridors and routes. This was noted by the RA Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Armen Simonyan at the...  24.11.2025Alen Simonyan meets with OSCE PA Vice President On November 24, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the Vice-President of the OSCE PA, Special Representative on South Caucasus Luis Graça (Portugal). The OSCE Vice President positively evaluated the democratic reforms being implemented in Armenia, noting they will continue supporting that pr...  24.11.2025Ruben Rubinyan receives delegation led by Chair of Committee for Foreign Policy of Senate of Romania On November 24, the RA NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan met with the delegation led by the Chair of the Committee for Foreign Policy of the Senate of Romania Titus Corlățean.Ruben Rubinyan noted that Armenia highlights the deepening of cooperation and relations with Romania, which is based...  24.11.2025Addenda proposed to Law on the Peculiarities of Administrative Proceedings in Cases of Violations of Road Traffic Rules Detected by Video or Photographic Devices The Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Armen Ghazaryan presented for debate the proposed addenda to the Law on the Peculiarities of Administrative Proceedings in Cases of Violations of Road Traffic Rules Detected by Video or Photographic Devices. He noted that currently, ...  24.11.2025Report on execution of 2025 state budget for nine months discussed On November 24, the Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan presented the report on the execution of the 2025 state budget for the nine months at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs. According to the main rapporteur, economic growth rates in partner count...  24.11.2025Alen Simonyan meets with Chair of Committee for Foreign Policy of Senate of Romania On November 24, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the Chair of the Committee for Foreign Policy of the Senate of Romania Titus Corlățean. The issues regarding the development of Armenia-Romania inter-parliamentary ties, as well as the RA-EU relations were at ...  24.11.2025Executive proposes to reduce 24-month term of compulsory military service for privates by 6 months starting with winter conscription of 2025 The Government proposes to replace the 24-month term of compulsory military service for privates with the 18-month of service, extending it to citizens drafted for compulsory military service after January 1, 2026. The RA Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan noted about this at the sitting of the NA S...  22.11.2025Parliamentary delegations of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Istanbul The meeting of the parliamentary delegations between Armenia and Azerbaijan took place. The NA deputies participated in the work of the Autumn 23rd Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly led by the Head of the delegation of our country to the organization....  21.11.2025Corruption Prevention Commission to receive additional function The Corruption Prevention Commission will receive one additional function in the case of the adoption of the draft, which is to research corruption risks in organizations within the scope established by law and submit proposals to the component authorities from the perspective of curbing corruption ...  21.11.2025Draft proposes to ensure compliance of criminal procedural norms with RA Constitution The adoption of the draft law will ensure compliance of criminal procedural norms with the Constitution and fill the legislative gaps that were recorded by the decisions of the Constitutional Court of June 4, 2024 and February 5, 2025. The RA Deputy Minister of Justice Gevorg Kocharyan said about th...  21.11.2025Amendments are proposed to RA Criminal Code At the sitting of November 21, the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs in the first reading debated the draft law designing amendments to the Criminal Code.As the RA Deputy Minister of Justice Gevorg Kocharyan informed, amendments are proposed by the draft in Articles 443 and 444. The m...  21.11.2025Parliamentary hearings to be held On November 26 at 11:00, parliamentary hearings on the draft statement of the National Assembly on Political Prisoners in the Republic of Armenia and Restoration of Their Violated Rights presented by the RA NA Armenia Faction will be held in NA Session Hall....  21.11.2025Committee debates draft statement on Political Prisoners in the RA and Restoration of Their Violated Rights authored by Armenia Faction At the regular sitting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on November 21, the draft statement on Political Prisoners in the Republic of Armenia and Restoration of Their Violated Rights authored by the RA NA Armenia Faction was deb...  21.11.2025Legislative proposals regarding cybersecurity and state duty debated in second reading at committee sitting At the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs the legislative package amendments and addenda to the laws on Cybersecurity, on Public Information and attached laws was debated in the second reading.During the period from the first to the second reading the package was revised...  20.11.2025Deputies of NA Civil Contract Faction visit Shirak Region The deputies of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction continue to visit various regions/marzes of Armenia within the framework of carrying out their oversight function. The Shirak region being situated on the north-western part of Armenia was chosen for the next visit. The MPs were in a number of settlem...  20.11.2025Importance of further deepening Armenia-Sweden relations emphasized Armenia-Sweden relations are based on mutual trust, respect and strong partnership relations formed between the two countries: Especially after 2018, Armenia has chosen the path of democratic development.This was stated by the Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and ...  20.11.2025Maria Karapetyan gives a speech at OSCE PA Autumn Meeting The delegation of the National Assembly to OSCE PA led by the Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, the Head of the delegation Sargis Khandanyan is participating in the work of the OSCE PA Autumn Meeting going on in Istanbul. During the session the member of the NA delegation Maria K...  19.11.2025Arman Yeghoyan meets with delegation led by the Team Leader of Service for Foreign Policy Instruments of European Commission On November 19, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan met with the Team Leader of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments of the European Commission Io Kerstin Schmid.Issues regarding the deepening cooperation between Armenia and the European Union were ...  18.11.2025Sargis Khandanyan: The Washington declaration lays a solid foundation for a new era of good neighborly relations The Head of the RA NA delegation to OSCE PA, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan gave a speech at the Session titled Bridging Perspectives: Reinforcing Dialogue, Mediation, and Trust in an Era of Uncertainty of the 23rd OSCE PA Autumn Meeting.“Madam Chair,First...  18.11.2025Artur Hovhannisyan gives a speech at OSCE PA: For Armenia, democratic elections remain a cornerstone of sustainable peace The delegation of the National Assembly to OSCE PA led by the Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, the Head of the delegation Sargis Khandanyan is participating in the work of the Autumn Meeting of the Assembly going on in Istanbul.The member of the RA NA delegation Artur Hovhannisy...  18.11.2025Public debate on March 1 case On November 18, the NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs organized a public discussion on the topic “Rethinking “the March 1” case in the light of the court’s decision made on the case of Farmanyan and Others v. Armenia during the period preceding the investigation ...  18.11.2025Bilateral meeting between the parliamentary delegations of Armenia and Azerbaijan takes place On 18 November 2025, in the margins of the 23rd Autumn Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, a bilateral meeting took place between the parliamentary delegations of Armenia and Azerbaijan.The meeting was held following the agreement reached between the Speakers of the Parliaments o...  17.11.2025Ruben Rubinyan meets with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs On November 17, the RA NA Vice President, Special Representatives for the Normalization Process between Armenia and Türkiye Ruben Rubinyan met with the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker.Issues regarding Armenia-U.S. strategic partnership were discussed.Reference was ...  17.11.2025Congratulatory message by RA NA President Alen Simonyan on International Students’ Day Dear students, I congratulate you on International Students’ Day.I am sure that the education you have received, your aspirations and your belief in your goals will become the foundation not only for your personal successes, but also for the progress of our society. The state will continue to make e...  14.11.2025Hripsime Grigoryan meets with Ambassador of Sweden to Armenia On November 14, the Head of the RA NA Armenia-Sweden Friendship Group Hripsime Grigoryan met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Armenia Eva Sundquist. Issues regarding the deepening of cooperation between Armenia and Sweden and expansion of inter-parliamentary ties we...  14.11.2025Parliamentary briefings: Civil Contract Faction During the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings, the Secretary of the Civil Contract Faction Artur Hovhannisyan and the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Health Care Tsovinar Vardanyan answered the journalists’ questions....  14.11.2025Parliamentary briefings: With Honor Faction During the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings the Head of With Honor Faction Hayk Mamijanyan made an introductory speech, and answered the media representatives’ questions. ...  14.11.2025Parliamentary briefings: Armenia Faction The members of the Armenia Faction Lilit Galstyan and Artur Khachatryan took part in the parliamentary briefings following the NA sittings. First, the MPs made an introductory speech, then answered the journalists’ questions....  13.11.2025RA Prime Minister: Today\'s Armenia is a state whose destiny is in its own hands and in the hands of its people The RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a closing speech at the debate of the draft law on the RA 2026 State Budget. The Prime Minister first touched upon the logic of the budget debates in Parliament these days, spoke about the statements and accusations made by opposition figures regarding dome...  13.11.2025Representatives of NA Civil Contract and Armenia factions give speeches on main financial document of coming year During the debate on the 2026 RA state budget the representatives of the NA Civil Contract and Armenia factions gave speeches.On behalf of the Armenia faction the deputy Artur Khachatryan gave a speech. Touching upon the lines of the budgetary document that peace was established between Armenia and ...  13.11.2025Deputies and members of Government speak about draft state budget for 2026 at NA sitting On November 13, the debate of the draft law on the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2026 continued in the National Assembly. In their speeches, the deputies and the members of the Government presented their observations on the main financial document for the coming year. The MPs of the Ci...  12.11.2025Main financial document of coming year is under debate in parliament The chairs of the NA standing committees made co-reports on the draft law on State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2026.According to the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs Tsovinar Vardanyan, the Government has revised the 2026 state budget in conditio...  12.11.2025CB Governor presents conclusion on 2026 draft state budget On November 12, at the RA NA regular sitting the Governor of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan presented the conclusion on the draft budget on the RA State Budget for 2026.“The fiscal policy outlined the budget programme outlined in 2026 reflects the strengthening of the economy’s resilience and ensu...  12.11.2025It is proposed to set a state duty of 45,000 drams for the import of metal rebars On November 12, at the extraordinary sitting of the RA NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs the draft law designing amendment to the law on State Duty authored by the deputies of the NA Civil Contract Faction was debated in the second reading Sergey Bagratyan and Narek Ghahramanyan.The deputies...  12.11.2025RA Minister of Finance: State budget for 2026 is the roadmap for the development of our country On November 12, the RA National Assembly continued the work of the regular sittings. The parliament first adopted the issues debated the previous day by voting, and then debated the draft law on the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2026. The RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan emphas...  11.11.2025Necessary and authorizing norms for development and implementation of climate policy to be established On November 11, at the RA NA regular sitting the draft law on Climate and the package of the attached presented draft laws were debated.The organization of the processes of developing, implementing, and coordinating climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in the Republic of Armenia will be...  11.11.2025Draft proposes to postpone payments of environmental and road taxes and state duties paid at state border land checkpoints The initiative aimed at reducing the accumulations arising as a result of the collection of taxes and fees upon entry of vehicles at the state border land checkpoints and establishing road tax privileges in certain cases was debated at the regular sitting of the National Assembly on November 11. The...  11.11.2025In National Assembly a number of drafts debated in second reading On November 11, the parliament in the second reading debated more than one dozen legislative initiatives.The RA Deputy Minister of Justice Tigran Dadunts presented the amendments being proposed to the law on Probation Service.It is designed to take into consideration the period of service in those b...  11.11.2025Legislative proposal aimed at protecting labor rights debated The adoption of the legislative package debated in the Standing Committee on Labor and Social Issues is conditioned by the implementation of the decision of the Constitutional Court. Based on the application of the Human Rights Defender, the Constitutional Court examined and considered the provision...  11.11.2025It is proposed to designate January 27 as Day of Remembrance of Victims Who Died Defending the Homeland The current law on the Perpetuation of the Memory of Those Who Died Defending the Homeland defines who are subject to perpetuation. The main forms of perpetuating the memory of the victims who died defending the Homeland are defined. Among them is the adoption of memorable days and a national day of...  11.11.2025It is proposed to envisage authorizing norm The payment of the amount of just compensation established by the judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights is the unconditional obligation of the Republic of Armenia. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy to mention that in order to receive fair compensation within the prescribed perio...  11.11.2025Appellate appeals in criminal proceedings to be examined in written procedure: draft debated in first reading It is proposed to establish a general regulation according to which appellate appeals in criminal proceedings should, as a rule, be examined in written procedure. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Dadunts, presenting the proposed amendments and adden...  11.11.2025Alen Simonyan receives heads of diplomatic representations of EU member countries accredited in Armenia On November 11, the President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan met with the heads of the diplomatic representations of the EU member countries accredited in Armenia.During the meeting, a detailed discussion was held on various issues regarding the Armenia-EU partnership and the deepening of re...  11.11.2025Amendments to Law on State Duty The draft proposes to set the amount of the state duty for issuing a license at 55 times the base duty instead of 29 times the base duty, as stipulated by the Article 19.6 of the current law on State Duty. The draft law on making amendments to the Law on State Duty, authored by the deputies Sergey B...  11.11.2025Ambassadors of the EU member countries accredited in RA hosted On November 11, the Vice President of the National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan met with the resident and non-resident ambassadors of the EU member countries accredited in the Republic of Armenia.Issues regarding the expanding cooperation between Armenia and the European Union were discussed.At the guest...  11.11.2025It is proposed to introduce a complete mechanism of electronic notification We have a situation where in state-citizen, and in some cases also citizen-citizen relations, individuals are unable to be properly notified and exercise their rights and obligations, since a unified system of electronic notifications does not operate in our country. The legislative package presente...  11.11.2025Parliament begins work of regular sittings On November 11, the RA National Assembly began the work of the regular sittings.The RA NA President Alen Simonyan presented the NA draft decision on making addenda to the agenda of the tenth session of the RA NA 8th convocation. Alen Simonyan introduced the agenda of the NA regular sittings being co...  10.11.202522 items included in draft agenda of NA regular sittings On November 10, the sitting of the National Assembly Council was held. The RA NA President Alen Simonyan presided over it.The drafts on making amendments to the agenda of the tenth session of the eighth convocation of the National Assembly and the agenda of the regular sittings to be convened on Nov...  08.11.2025Members of RA NA Committee visit Ararat Marz This time the members of the Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs of the National Assembly visited Ararat Marz.The deputies were in a number of settlements in the region and got acquainted with the improvement and construction works being carried out on site....  07.11.2025Delegation of Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia hosted in Parliament On November 7, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan, the members of the Committee Sona Ghazaryan and Tatevik Gasparyan met with the delegation led by the State Secretary for Europe of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Ministry of the Republi...  07.11.2025Hakob Arshakyan: Armenia highlights the stable development of bilateral relations with UAE On November 7, the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with the Chairman of the Sharjah Consultative Council of the Arab United Emirates Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi.Welcoming the guests, Hakob Arshakyan noted that Armenia greatly highlights the stable development of friendly bilateral relati...  07.11.2025It is proposed to set import duty for metal reinforcements at 45.000 drams instead of 29.000 drams MPs Sergey Bagratyan and Narek Ghahramanyan are proposing an amendment to the Law on State Duty. The issue was debated at the sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs.The authors propose to set the state duty for issuing a license, as defined in Article 19.6 of the current Law on Sta... |
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