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Ms Sona GHAZARYAN (Armenia, ALDE)

Photo member

Substitute
M.P.
Civil Contract

National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
AM - 0095 - Yerevan
Armenia

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 29/09/2021
  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group from 27/09/2021 to 28/09/2021

In the Assembly

  • since 27/09/2021 Substitute - Armenia

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (since 24/04/2023)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Youth and the Society of the Future (since 21/03/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Culture, Education and Democratic Values (since 23/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Youth and the Society of the Future (since 23/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (from 25/01/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 25/01/2022 to 22/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Armen RUSTAMYAN (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 27/09/2021)

Interventions

Last speeches

30/01/2025 | 16:20:15 Dear colleagues, It's an honour to stand here before you to address an issue of timeless relevance and urgent contemporary importance: women in the economy. I would like to extend my gratitude to the rapporteur for her commitment to advancing gender equality and publishing this very important report.  Over the decades, women have made extraordinary strides in the economy. Women today lead corporations, shape innovative industries and create transformative enterprises, yet we cannot ignore the... 29/01/2025 | 10:59:42 Madam President, thank you. Dear Luz, thank you for your very timely and important report. I would like to thank the organisers of the 4th Annual Conference of the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe and reaffirm Armenia’s strong support for the Observatory’s mission. Europe and the broader world are navigating turbulent times, facing challenges that echo darker periods in history. The international order and multilateral institutions established after the Second World War to promote... 01/10/2024 | 13:03:20 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Honorable colleagues, In recent times, we have been increasingly confronted with the backsliding of democracy, both within member states and beyond. I share the view that propaganda, particularly driven by certain states, poses a significant threat to the proper functioning of our democratic systems. It jeopardizes our shared values and human dignity, something Armenians experience on a daily basis. We are witnessing how propaganda, financed... 26/06/2024 | 19:44:17 Honourable Chair, Dear colleagues, dear rapporteur, Armenia has a strong reform agenda, and this is clearly reflected in the report. Regardless of the difficulties Armenia underwent and is still undergoing, it is clear that the people of Armenia made the choice. We want to be a democratic state. We need to protect our democracy, and this needs everyday protection and strong devotion. Hence, it is important to state that electoral reforms were conducted properly to safeguard democracy. The... 26/06/2024 | 11:56:37 Honourable Chair, Dear colleagues, First and foremost, I would like to extend my gratitude to the rapporteurs. I would like to thank Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK for her excellent work. We have discussed her report in our Committee in various formats with different stakeholders. I would like to draw your attention to the very important discussion with the general prosecutor of Ukraine. It was very important to have him in the discussion. The preservation of historical and cultural monuments is our...

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