ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS PROPOSE TO CREMATE DEADS

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 3 2005

YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. The RA National Assembly adopted in
the first reading Law “On Organization of Burial and Operation of
Cemeteries and Crematorium”. The author of the bill is parliamentarian
Vladimir Badalyan. This law envisage alternative right for burial
through cremation. He said that alternative variant of burial is
necessary for Armenia due to the shortage of lands for cemeteries
available.

RA NA Vice-Speaker Vahan Hovhannisyan said that crematorium existed
in 3rd Millennium B.C. and their existence does not contradict with
Christian traditions.

RA NA Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Healthcare and Environment
gave positive resolution to this bill. A.A. -0–