According to the decision of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Vahagn Harutyunyan has been relieved from the position of chief of staff of the State Property Management Department.
The PM’s respective decision is posted on e-gov.am.
The Polish Senate (upper house of the parliament) on June 29 unanimously ratified the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Armenian Ambassador to Poland Edgar Ghazaryan said on Facebook.
The CEPA has already been ratified by the Polish Sejm (lower house of the parliament) on June 7.
By the ratification of the Senate, Poland has officially ratified the agreement.
Armenia and the EU signed the CEPA in Brussels on November 24, 2017.
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria have also ratified the Agreement.
The Armenian Parliament unanimously ratified the CEPA on April 11.
On June 27 the Agreement has also been ratified by the lower house (Chamber of Deputies) of the Romanian parliament.
Azerbaijan’s armament and attempts to pull the Armenian side into an arms race can’t not concern not only Armenia but also the entire international community because it jeopardizes the stability of the entire region, Major general Artak Davtyan – Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces told ARMENPRESS.
“It would be naïve to think that the defense ministry of Armenia is acquiring information about the armaments of the Azerbaijani military arsenal from the parade in Baku. Naturally we are aware of what weapons the adversary has, which types it emphasizes the most, what it is trying to acquire etc. Certainly, Azerbaijan’s armament and the attempt to pull us into this race can’t not concern, moreover not only us but the entire international community, because it jeopardizes the stability of the entire region, moreover in the case of the current Azerbaijani leadership, which is known for its bellicose rhetoric.
I assure our citizens that the Armed Forces of Armenia have sufficient means for the effective implementation of their missions. Moreover: we are taking practical steps to gain qualitative advantage in terms of armaments, also through boosting development of our own military industry. Our society will periodically have the chance to get convinced in this. The above-mentioned issue is under the attention of the state’s military-political leadership and daily supervision. Holding a parade and implementing a military mission are different actions and a bright example of this are the “luxurious” military parades which are held in Baku for more than two decades, and simultaneously tactical and strategic losses,” Artak Davtyan said.
The Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg has ratified the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the Armenian Embassy in Brussels said on Twitter.
58 MPs voted in favor of the Agreement.
Thus, Luxembourg is the 6th EU state that has ratified the Armenia-EU Agreement.
Armenia and the EU signed the CEPA in Brussels on November 24, 2017.
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Poland have also ratified the Agreement.
The Armenian Parliament unanimously ratified the CEPA on April 11.
On June 27 the Agreement has also been ratified by the lower house (Chamber of Deputies) of the Romanian parliament.
SIS has political will to disclose the March 1 case, Sasun Khachatryan, head of the Special Investigation Service, told at a press briefing today before the government session.
“I will publish the materials in the volume that will not harm the investigation of the case, but as a principle, please accept that there is no constraint on inviting any person to interrogation or questioning anyone. And again, I repeat, there is a will to reveal the case,” said Sasun Khachatryan.
At the 11th Karen Asryan Memorial Chess Tournament, which takes place in Jermuk, the games of the 8th round are to take place today.
At the moment the tournament table with 5.5 points is headed by our chess player Hrant Melkumyan and Indian GM S.P. Seturaman, who played draw in the previous round.
9 people, including our chess players Hayk Martirosyan, Aram Hakobyan, Manuel Petrosyan, Zaven Andriasyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan are following the leaders by 5 points each. The first place in the women’s category is taken by Kazakh Abdumalik Zhansaya, who has 4.5 points.
Today a peculiar Armenian-Indian duel will take place in Jermuk. Hrant Melkumyan will playwith white figures against Indian Krishnan Sashikiran, while Zaven Andriasyan’s opponent is SP. Seturaman.
Today Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan, presenting the amendments to the law “On Drugs”, said that it was postponed until July 1, 2019, but this does not apply to antibiotics and psychotropic drugs that would be sold again by prescriptions in pharmacies.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan responded: “This one year should be the essense of practicly presentimg the programme to the society and people should be convinced that this mechanism should be used in their favor rather than against them. If it turns out that this law is against the people, then we will put it down, if the opposite, then we will invest it. We cannot find a solution to a problem by postponing it all the time.”
The minister also added that the amended version of the law would be submitted sooner than expected – they would not wait for one year and would present all the issues. “This is the 2nd postponement, since it was invested last time too quickly.”
“It is necessary to conduct an active dialogue with the mass media and the public on this issue, and the solutions should be not only on paper, but also an applied model should exist. The law should not come into force and after we understand that there are such problems,” said Nikol Pashinyan.
Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan said in his turn: “The large number of people who had appealed to us before were due to these changes in the law. People were in panic due to polyclinics not to work on weekends, medicine not to be sold without prescriptions. We will integrate our efforts into informing and will work together.”
An incident occurred on June 28 at the sitting of the National Assembly of Artsakh, Hayk Khanumyan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh, tells about it live on his Facebook page.
Political scientist Aghasi Yenokyan says minority governance in Armenia is anti-constitutional.
“The authors of the Constitution, perhaps, were looking at the ceiling, it does not correspond to our public life, it must also be changed.”
According to him, the Constitution of Armenia demands the policy to be based on parties, but the party system has not been formed in Armenia.
“At one time seemingly the most powerful impressive party is collapsing.”
Aghasi Yenokyan thinks that the Republican Party (RPA) may face major changes ahead of snap parliamentary elections.
“The RPA will be an absolutely different party, maybe it will come up with another ideology.”
According to the political scientist, it is impossible to make predictions about the results of the upcoming elections, as it is not known when and how to conduct them.
“We still do not have a new Electoral Code.”
He does not exclude that former Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan will form a new team and participate in the elections, the politician believes the participation of the founding parliament members is likely.
The secretary of the Yelk (Way Out) faction of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, Tehmina Vardanyan, received employees of the polyclinic number 19, who have already declared a hunger strike to the director Samvel Sargsyan.
During the meeting the details of the meeting with the medical staff with the Head of the Healthcare Department Kamsar Babinyan and further actions were discussed.
According to the healthcare workers, K. Babinyan urged them to return to normal work and assured that he would also meet with the director to find a compromise option.
Employees, however, point out that they are going to continue the strike and only the director’s resignation can be acceptable for them, Press and Public Relations Department reports.