RA NA ENVISAGES TO DISCUSS ISSUE ON APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL BANK IN CURRENT FOUR-DAY SITTINGS

Noyan Tapan

Ju ne 9, 2008

YEREVAN, JUNE 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The last regular four-day sittings of
the spring session of the RA National Assembly were launched on June
9. There are 34 issues and 6 international treaties on the agenda.

The bill authored by the representatives of the four factions
representing the political coalition, with which amendments and
addenda are envisaged to be made to the NA Regulations-Law directed
at the increase in the role and significance of the parliamentary
opposition, is among the issues to be discussed. The draft of the
amendmends and addenda to the Law on "Holding of Meetings, Rallies,
Marches and Demonstrations", as well as the draft decision on "Creation
of an NA Ad Hoc Commission on the Study of events, which took place
in the city of Yerevan on March 1-2, 2008, and their reasons" are
envisaged to be discussed by second reading.

The election of lawyer-scientist members of the RA Justice Council
and the appointment of the Chairman of the RA Central Bank are among
the issues included on the agenda. Arthur Javadian, the current Deputy
Chairman of the Central Bank is proposed to be appointed on the post of
the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia. According
to the RA Constitution, the Chairman of the Central Bank is appointed
at the suggestion of the RA President by the National Assembly for
a 6-year term.

Tigran Torosian, the Speaker of the National Assembly, also informed
journalists that the deputy commissions of MP Henrik Abrahamian,
elected by a proportional system from Electoral Constituency 17,
have been stopped.

According to him, a document has been introduced to him, where it is
stipulated that Henrik Abrahamian has been appointed Head of "Wine
Factory" of Artashat and "naturally, the Constitution has been broken
in this case, as an MP is not to be involved in any other activity."