ArmInfo. The National Assembly of Armenia made amendments to the law "On local self-government in the city of Yerevan" on September 13 at the first reading.
According to the First Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of Armenia Vache Terteryan, the document submitted by the government proceeds from the requirements of the new Constitution. It streamlines the relationship between the Council of Elders and the capital's mayor. One of the innovations of the new legislative act was the introduction of a provision according to which certain factions of the Yerevan Elders Council will no longer have the opportunity to submit a referendum issue, which caused a sharp negative reaction of the opposition faction "Elk" ("Exit").
This right will be reserved for the mayor of Yerevan and 1/3 of the members of the Council of Elders. We should note, however, that the factions of the Council of Elders of the capital's municipality had such a right since 2009, but they never took advantage of this right.
ArmInfo.Speculations about Armenia's refusal to participate at the last moment in NATO's Agile Spirit 2017 exercise are inappropriate. This is stated in the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, received in ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.There is no political implication in the non- participation of the Armenian armed forces in the multinational military exercises of NATO Agile Spirit 2017. Armenian Deputy Defense Minister Artak Zakaryan stated this in a conversation with journalists.