ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER TO SUBMIT RESIGNATION TODAY

Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abahamyan will officially hand in his resignation during today's NA session.
This came after Serzh Sargsyan proposed the NA Speaker to head the election headquarters of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) during the 2012 parliamentary elections. Abahamyan accepted the proposal during the November 1 sitting of the RPA executive body.
The name of the new parliament speaker is expected to be announced on Monday.
Hovik Abahamyan was elected NA Speaker in September 2008.

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Headlines for November 14, 2011

ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER TO SUBMIT RESIGNATION TODAY
Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abahamyan will officially hand in his resignation during today's NA session. This came after Serzh Sargsyan proposed the NA Speaker to head the election ...
BHK CANDIDATE WINS HIS REPUBLICAN CONTENDER
Vardan Ghalumyan of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) was elected Mayor of Ijevan city (Tavush Marz) following the Sunday poll. Ghalumyan's contender, incumbent mayor Varuzhan Nersisyan of the Republican ...
CAR CATCHES FIRE IN DOWNTOWN YEREVAN
On November 14, at 11:16, the police in Yerevan received a report of a car fire in front of the 'HayastanÕ› department store in Yerevan. A firefighting squad left for the scene shortly afterwards. The ...
NA SPEAKER RESIGNS FOR THE SAKE OF HONOR
Armenia's National Assembly started its recurrent four-day session on Monday with NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan's resignation. The outgoing Parliament Speaker noted that during his tenure of office he had ...
MARCH 1 AFFECTED POLITICAL PROCESSES IN ARMENIA
The tragic events of March 1, 2008 affected political developments in Armenia, outgoing British Ambassador to Armenia Charles Lonsdale said in Yerevan on Monday. He is leaving Armenia in the belief that ...
ARTHUR CHILINGAROV BECOMES SENATOR OF TULA OBLAST
Former vice-speaker of the Russian State Duma, polar explorer Arthur Chilingarov has become a senator of the Russian Federation Council in Tula Oblast. His candidature was proposed by Governor Vladimir ...
CEC RELEASES FINAL RESULTS
The Central Election Commission has already announced the final results of the Sunday municipal elections in Armenia's northern Ijevan city. Vardan Ghalumyan of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) has ...
EVEN MINISTER SEES THE SHADE
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SYUNIK GOVERNOR BEATS NTREPRENEUR
Governor of Syunik Marz Suren Khachatryan is said to have beaten entrepreneur Silva Hambardzumyan a couple of minutes ago. The incident took place in Armenia Marriott Hotel in Yerevan. Silva Hambardzumyan ...
EXPORT OF COGNAC EXPECTED TO GROW THRICE
The Board of Trustees of the Armenian National Competitiveness Foundation held its recurrent sitting in Sevan chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The Armenian premier presented the details of Armenia's ...
U.S. EXPERT VISITS KARABAKH
On November 14, Acting Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Vasily Atajanian received senior staff scientist on European and Eurasian issues of American Foreign Policy Council strategic center ...
PROTEST ACTION AGAINST SHOPPING CENTRE
A group of young people staged an action near 'Hrazdan' Stadium in Yerevan protesting against the construction of a shopping centre in the area. Carrying posters "Save our City," "Construction of shopping ...
ALL ROADS ARE OPEN FOR TRAFFIC
All highways and roads in Armenia are open for traffic, the Ministry of Emergency Situation reports. The Selim Pass and some interstate roads became impassable following heavy snowstorm at the weekend. ...
ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED IN KATNARAT VILLAGE
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POST-SCRIPTUM TO HOST OYK MP HOVHANNES MARGARYAN
The program "Post-Scriptum" will host Hovhannes Margaryan of the Country of Law" (OYK) Party. You can send your questions to ps@a1plus.am or call at 58 54 27. "Post Scriptum" will be webcast live ...
DEPUTY'S DESCENDENTS DO NOT GIVE APARTMENTS
Children of untimely deceased deputy Melik Gasparyan received inheritance but they refuse to fulfill their commitments, complain former residents of Amiryan street. In 2004, the deputy signed a contract ...
NA VICE-SPEAKER LEARNS SAD NEWS IN PARLIAMENT
Pargev Nikoyan, the father of Parliament Vice-Speaker Samvel Nikoyan, passed away on November 14. The vice-speaker was informed the sad news in parliament.
ELECTRIC POLES ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE
Electric poles in Gyumri's Mazmanyan street are on the verge of collapse and may fall down any moment, inflicting great damage on citizens' life and property. The poles started to rock more intensively ...
ARMENIAN WEIGHTLIFTERS RETURN WITHOUT MEDALS
Armenian weightlifters gained no medals at the Weightlifting Championships which ended in the French capital. On the last day of competition, Armenia's Hripsime Khurshudyan (+75kg) received a hand injury ...
WHO BENEFITS FROM "THE DEATH OF KIKOS"?
Speaker of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Eduard Sharmazanov says people should not pay much attention to the Sunday municipal elections in Armenia's northern city of Ijevan as a result of which ...
BUSINESSWOMAN GOING TO SUE SYUNIK GOVERNOR
Businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan is going to sue Governor of Syunik region Suren Khachatryan, who attacked her in the Armenia Marriott Hotel on November 14 and kicked her several times. "I went to the ...
ROMANIAN FM DUE IN ARMENIAN NOV 15
Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Bakonski will arrive in Armenia on November 15 at the invitation his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian, RA MFA press service reported.
CHILD DIES OF BURNS
Two children were taken to Yerevan after receiving severe burns during a fire in Gogaran village. Doctors were unable to save the third child who died in a Gyumri hospital, the press service of the Health ...