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National Assembly ratifies Board of Peace charter

First reported by Aravot: 10:50

Updated 15:51, 13 sources

Foreign policy & security. Photo: Arthur Chapman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped
Photo: Arthur Chapman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped

On October 28 the National Assembly ratified the charter of the Board of Peace, created at the initiative of Donald Trump, by 90 votes in favour, 0 against and 8 abstentions. The Civil Contract and Strong Armenia factions voted in favour, while the Armenia faction abstained. According to Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who presented the bill, the board has 28 member states, and the term of membership is three years.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Aravot · 10:50 · Balanced

Pro-government 2 / 6 First: Armenpress, 2 h 59 min later
Balanced 8 / 14 First: Aravot, 10:50
Opposition 2 / 20 First: News.am, 2 h 52 min later

Foreign outlets: 1, first: Sputnik Armenia, 13:16

Timeline as a list
  1. Aravot (Balanced)
  2. Hetq (Balanced)
  3. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  4. Factor (Balanced)
  5. News.am (Opposition)
  6. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  7. CivilNet (Balanced)
  8. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  9. Ararat News (Balanced)
  10. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  11. Mediamax (Balanced)
  12. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  13. Infocom (Balanced)

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