In the Republic of Armenia, there is no clear legal regulation that would establish that the national flag of the Republic of Armenia must be placed at the entrances of all settlements. In practice, state flags are placed in some communities by community initiative, but there is no unified approach and mandatory requirement. This was stated by Alkhas Ghazaryan, deputy of the “Civil Contract” faction, during the special session of the NA Standing Committee on State-Legal Affairs, held on July 1, presenting the first reading of the “Republic of Armenia” co-authored by him and NA Speaker Alen Simonyan to the commissioners. the draft law on amendments to the law on the flag.

The MPs were interested in the general order of using the state flag, the choice of the place of installation of the flag in settlements. The keynote speaker gave comprehensive answers to the questions.

Anush Kloyan, a member of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs, made a related report. The MP positively assessed the draft law.

The positive position of the government was presented by Arnak Avetisyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures. The Deputy Minister informed that the proposals of the Government were accepted by the co-authors of the project.

The commission gave a positive conclusion to the amended version of the draft law.

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