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Speaker of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan and lawmaker from ruling "My Step" faction Sisak Gabrielyan have authored draft law aimed at regulating the journalist’s activity in parliament. The 

draft decision on Making Amendments and Addenda to the supplement approved by N 044-L decision on Approving the Order for the Journalists’ Accreditation in the National Assembly was debated n Wednesday during the extraordinary sitting of the RA NA Council

As the press service at parliament reported, as a result of amendments, the journalists will carry out their professional activity in special places separated in the residence of the National Assembly, in the foyer in front of the Session Hall, in the box and in the National Assembly Park. The latter can carry out their professional activities in the offices of the National Assembly deputies only by the deputies’ consent.

The draft law proposed to replace daily the 2000 visits up to 5000 set for the internet media, but the Head of Parliament proposed to leave unchanged that paragraph, and the members of the Council agreed.

The decision was adopted with 13 for and 4 against.

To note, the initiative had received strong criticism from media organizations and journalists' community named as a move aimed at restricting reporters' access to the parliament building and obstructing their professional activity.