“ORINATS YERKIR” FACTION NOT CONCORDANT WITH INTERPRETATIONS CONCERNING
“PARLIAMENTARY WEEK” PROGRAM

YEREVAN, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The reason of the “Orinats Yerkir”
(Country of Law) party’s great number of participation in the
“Parliamentary WeeK” TV program broadcast by the Public Television of
Armenia is the faction’s active participation in different discussions
what gave reason for other interpretations and speculations. Samvel
Balasanian, the head of the above-mentioned faction expressed such an
opinion at the March 24 briefing, responding the viewpoint expressed
by some of his parliamentary partners that the above-mentioned program
is of one-sided character and turned into a monologue of a person, NA
Speaker, “Orinats Yerkir” party head Artur Baghdasarian. According to
S.Balasanian, it’s of course possible to speculate that the “Dzeragir”
(handwriting) TV program covering the Government’s activity is “a
person’s monologue.” But he thinks that it will be so as the person
is naturally the head of the Government. In the opinion of Mher
Shahgeldian, a member of the same faction and the Deputy Chairman of
the party, all the viewpoints existing at the Parliament, important
events taken place are presented in the “Parliamentary Week” program,
so it may be not a monologue. Opposing particularly “RPA” faction
head Galust Sahakian’s opinion as well, he assured that materials of
the program aren’t censored. The speaker also expressed a confidence
that at least during the last dozen of years, broadcasting of the
programs presenting works of the Parliament must be continuous what
will secure the direct tie between the Parliament and the
society. It’s another issue that one may review mechanisms,
particularly, according to example of other countries, to broadcast
works of the Parliament by a separate TV channel given specially for
that purpose.