Armenia parliament holds “special” session at night

The National Assembly (NA) of Armenia convened a special provisory session on Saturday at 1:30am, within the framework of the Shant (Lightning) 2015 strategic command and staff military exercises being held from Thursday to Sunday.

There was solely one matter on the session’s agenda: The President of Armenia declaring martial law in the country.

The NA resolution on holding the session behind closed doors was adopted by voting.

A presidential representative was the keynote speaker at the event.

The Armenian parliament ended the special provisory session at 2am.

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