YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Adoption in the first reading of the package of legislative amendments on the transmitting sphere failed at the October 3 sitting of RA National Assembly. RA President's proposal on expediency of stopping the operation of 1992 July 6 agreement "On the Status of CIS Economic Court" for RA was also voted down. Before the voting independent MP Hmayak Hovhannisian declared that no serious discussion of the issue had taken place and RA President's official representative, in essence, had not grounded the above mentioned proposal. The MP called on his colleagues not to vote in the place of those absent and as a result, the bill received only 61 in favor without opposed and abstained. At the sitting RA adopted about 15 bills and legislative packages discussed earlier. The agreement "On Work of Persons under Guardianship of Servants Discharging Official Obligations in Receiving State Between Governments of RA and U.S." signed on 2005 September 20 and December 30 as exchange of declarations was ratified. Bill on amendments and additions to RA NA Regulations was also among the draft laws passed at the sitting. The bill was submitted by all political forces represented at NA with the exception of the United Labor Party faction. The alternative draft law submitted by the latter was not approved receiving 21 in favor, 34 opposed and 2 abstained votes.

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