Catholicos Garegin II was in attendance today at the inaugural sitting of the 7th National Assembly of Armenia to deliver a blessing and address the new lawmakers.
The historic 2018 was a year of major changes, experiments, expectations and hopes. It was a year of numerous displays of the best characteristics of our people, such as unity, high moral and political spirit.
Judge David Grigoryan has recused himself from presiding over the hearing of ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan’s arrest case, the former president’s attorney Hayk Alumyan told ARMENPRESS.
The results of the 2018 December 9 early election granted high legitimacy to the incumbent National Assembly, President Armen Sarkissian said in remarks addressed to lawmakers of the 7th parliament during its inaugural session.
Caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed his spokesperson Arman Yeghoyan from office, Pashinyan’s office said.
The 7th National Assembly of Armenia has commenced activities. The first session is chaired by MP Knyaz Hasanov, the most senior lawmaker among the 132 Members of Parliament.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the cases of deportation of Russian citizens of Armenian origin from the Baku airport.
The Court of Appeals in Yerevan has adjourned the hearing over the prosecution’s complaint seeking the arrest of former Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan. Gevorgyan is also a former Secretary of the Security Council.
The 132 Members of Parliament of the 7th National Assembly of Armenia includes a rather high number of former journalists, who for various reasons decided to leave the news media and take up politics.
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