ARTHUR BAGDASARIAN WELCOMES THE CANDIDATURE OF TIGRAN TOROSIAN TO THE
OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

Yerevan, May 12. ArmInfo. On a press conference at the National
Assembly Arthur Bagdasarian said that he welcomes the candidature of
Vice Speaker Tigran Torosian for the office of the Speaker of the
Armenian Parliament.

The opinion of Tigran Torosian himself is not known yet, as the Vice
Speaker is now on an international conference in Bruxelles. The second
possible candidate is Dashnaktsutiun party member Vice Speaker Vahan
Hovhannissian, who refused to make comments on the situation. Another
possible candidate Karen Karapetian, ‘People’s Deputy’ group member
declined the proposition to take the office.