With 75 for, 47 against and 1 abstention, the Armenian National Assembly approved government’s action program.

Republican Party of Armenia and its coalition partner – Rule of Law – as was expected, voted for, and the rest parliamentary forces – Prosperous Armenia party, Armenian National Congress, Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Dashnaktsutyun and Heritage voted against.

Addressing the parliament with concluding speech, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said the assessments given yesterday were of personal character. He called on the MPs not to voice humiliating assessments addressed to the PM’s personality.

“We are ready to work with all. In case of proposals we are ready to listen and discuss them,” the PM said.

Before the voting, NA chairman Hovik Abrahamyan called on to everyone to back the government’s program saying it will enable to reach serious reforms.

The discussions over the government launched yesterday in the National Assembly were accompanied with hot debates.