Russia, Saint-Petersburg
Date: 2004.04.12 17:59
Rosbalt News Agency

With Majority Parties Staying Away, Armenia Parliament May Go Dark for 3
Days

EREVAN, April 12. The parties of Armenia’s ruling coalition decided Monday
to forgo attendance in parliament for the next three days. In a statement
from the three parties–Republican, Dashnaktsutyun and Orinats Yerkir–they
said they would desist from parliamentary work for three days, April 12-14,
so as not to artificially enflame political tensions.

The ruling coalition holds a large majority of the seats in parliament,
which the opposition has been boycotting.