YEREVAN, MAY 20, ARMENPRESS. Armenian lawmakers elected chairmen for the 9 standing committees.

Chairman of the counting commission Gagik Melikyan released the voting results in the Parliament.

Hakob Hakobyan was elected chairman of the healthcare and social affairs committee (80 in favor, 13 against, 1 ballot invalid),

Armen Ashotyan was elected chairman of the foreign relations committee (80 in favor, 36 against, 2 ballots invalid),

Koryun Nahapetyan was elected chairman of the defense and security affairs committee (81 in favor, 11 against, 2 ballots invalid),

Hrayr Tovmasyan was elected chairman of the state-legal and human rights protection affairs committee (78 in favor, 16 against),

Khosrov Harutyunyan was elected chairman of the economic affairs committee (78 in favor, 15 against, 1 ballot invalid),

Gagik Minasyan was elected chairman of the financial-credit and budgetary affairs committee (92 in favor, 1 against, 1 ballot invalid),

Vardevan Gevorgyan was elected chairman of the territorial administration, local self-governance, agriculture and nature protection affairs committee (87 in favor, 6 against, 2 ballots invalid),

Naira Zohrabyan was elected chairwoman of the European integration affairs committee (73 in favor, 17 against, 4 ballots invalid),

Vardan Bostanjyan was elected chairman of the science, education, culture, youth and sports affairs committee (85 in favor, 7 against, 2 ballots invalid).