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| 19:59:41 | 25-05-2005 | Politics |

PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS DEEPENING

Today in the Parliament the Government was asked only 10 questions. The
coalition deputies asked the coalition government questions following the
principle «Let’s work together». Independent deputies Manouk Gasparyan and
Hmayak Hovhannisyan tries to disbalance the cooperation atmosphere asking
questions.

Manouk Gasparyan’s question was about those people who do not get their
old-age pension because of not have social cards. There are people who do
not have it because of religious beliefs. It was for these principles that
the RA Government adopted the Law on Alternative Military service proceeding
from the COE demands.

As for the social cards, the Government is intolerant towards its citizens
using their right of freedom of religion. RA Prime Minister Andranik
Margaryan answered, «More than 1 million people have received these cards.
Everyone are equal before the law. I do not know what principles they were
proceeding from refusing to get a social card, but it is their fault». That
is, the Government, because of the policy of which the old people are
starving is not interested in how they will live for the last 10 years of
their lives.

Hmayak Hovhannisyan raised the question of the building in the center of
Yerevan. The deputy asked the clear out if the Government has a clear-cut
policy of urban development that the Yerevan municipality must be led by.
Giving some information about the violation of the urban development norms,
RA Urban Development Minister Aram Haroutyunyan never claimed that the
Government had a clear-cut program.