NAGORNO-KARABAKH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 3RD CONVOCATION TO HOLD ITS
LAST PLENARY SESSION ON JUNE 22

STEPANAKERT, June 22. /ARKA/. Nagorno-Karabakh National Assembly of
the 3rd convocation will hold its last plenary session. According to
NKR NA Press Service, the following issues of the agenda will be
discussed by the parliament: the draft bill on the decision of NKR NA
on Approval of the Annual Report on the Execution of NKR State Budget
for 2004″, the information of NKR Ministry of Finance and Economy on
Execution of NKR State Budget in Q 1, 2005, draft bill on Fixed
Payments for Petrol and Diesel Fuel, draft bill on making amendments
to the NKR law on Tax on Trade, draft bill on making amendments and
additions to the NKR law on Fixed Payments, comments of NKR NA, and
statement of the NKR NA Chairman. Also questions addressed to the
government and statements by deputies are envisaged.

To remind, NKR NA of the third convocation had two factions: “Artsakh
Democratic Party” and ARF “Dashnaktsutyun”. The first included 19
members, the second – 8. Six of them had the status of independent
deputies. According to preliminary data, the new parliament includes
12 members from the ruling “Artsakh Democratic Party”, 10 – from “Free
Motherland” party, 3 – from ARF “Dasnaktsutyun-Movement 88” opposition
bloc. 8 Deputies are considered to be independent. A.H. -0–