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Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia elected as Vice President of the PACE

Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia elected as Vice President of the PACE

ArmInfo. Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hayk Konjoryan has been elected Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The Vice Speaker himself announced this on his Facebook page.

He noted that the election took place during the PACE autumn session, which is taking place in Strasbourg.

"At the plenary session in Strasbourg, I was elected Vice President of the PACE under the Armenian quota," Hayk Konjoryan wrote.

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