Honorable National Assembly Deputy Speaker, Dear MPs, Dear compatriots, In fact, we are today holding a landmark discussion. During the yesterday’s discussion at the Security Council we stated that we should communicate more openly with both the Armenian society and the international community, because confidentiality may lead to unnecessary speculations and fake news. You are already aware that on the night of May 12, several groups representing different units of...
Thank you, dear colleagues. To begin with, I will make a note. Over the past month, I have spoken for many hours from this rostrum about the Karabakh issue in terms of its content, I talked about the details of the war, I have talked about the transformations and reforms carried out in Armenia over the past three years, and I can state that we did not encounter any substantive retaliation following those remarks and recordings, which is very important. Nevertheless, I would like to touch...
Dear compatriots, Congratulations on the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This is a great holiday that we are justifiably proud of. We have always celebrated it and we will continue to mark this day, since the Armenian people made a huge contribution to the fight against fascism in the 20th century. We suffered huge losses in that struggle. More than 500 thousand Armenians took part in the devastating war in the armies of the Soviet Union and allied nations,...
Thank you first of all for constructive proposals. We had agreed that today’s discussion would be of a technical nature, but ideas have been voiced here, which if overlooked might simply give a wrong impression, therefore, I would like to address a number of issues raised by our colleagues. The first has to do Armenia’s security system. The external security system of the Republic of Armenia did not change before the war and in the wake of it; our security system was supported...
Honorable National Assembly Speaker, Dear Members of Parliament, The My Step parliamentary faction’s leader spoke about the reasons behind today’s special sitting. In fact, yes, we have come together to implement the understandings reached with the leaders of parliamentary factions. Prior to that, discussions were held with the RA President, which resulted in an agreement to hold early parliamentary elections on June 20 this year. Today marks the first stage of the proposed...
Dear people, Proud citizens of the Republic of Armenia, Proud citizens of the Artsakh Republic, Proud Armenians all over the Diaspora, On March 18 this year, following discussions held with the President of Armenia and the leaders of parliamentary factions, I announced my decision to hold early parliamentary elections in the Republic of Armenia on June 20, 2021. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, early parliamentary elections can be held only when the Prime...
