OPPOSITION HUMAN RIGHTS-DEMOCRACY PARTY INDIGNANT AT BIOGRAPHY OF MANY
GOVERNMENT MEMBERS IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, JANUARY 18. ARMINFO. The Opposition Human Rights-Democracy
Party distributed a statement, Tuesday, wherein it named the officials
who violated the RA Law On Conscription, in the opinion of the
party-members.

In the statement, the party’s Leader Ruben Torosyan expresses
indignation at the new appointment of Gegham Gharibjanyan to the post
of Deputy Foreign Minister of the country and Vazgen Khachikyan to the
post of Chairman of the National Fund of Social Welfare as they did
not serve in the army. The list includes in it Prime Minister Andranik
Margaryan, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan, Justice Minister David
Haroutiunyan, Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan, Minister for Education
and Science Sergo Yeritsyan, Health Minister Norayr Davtyan,
Agricultural Minister David Lokyan, Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan,
Minister for Culture and Youth Affairs Hovik Hoveyan, Minister for
Labor and Social Affairs Aghvan Vardanyan, Minister for Finance and
Economy Vardan Khachatryan, as well as Head of the Presidential Staff
Artashes Tumanyan and CB Chairman Tigran Sargsyan. The statement also
says that 65% of politicians in Armenia evaded army.

Ruben Torosyan calls the authorities to take into account this
circumstance and observe the letter of the law. At the same time, he
refers to the positive experience of the neighboring country, which he
does not name, where the authorities made officials to go to army.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress