DEPUTIES’ STATEMENTS EMBELISHED WITH PROSE AND SWEARING

Noyan Tapan
May 24 2006

YEREVAN, MAY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Deputies’ statements scheduled for the
end of the NA May 23 sitting were mainly turned into mutual injuries
and swearings between the “Orinats Yerkir” (Country of Law) and
“Azgayin Miabanutiun” (National Unity) factions, and it is impossible
to make them public arising of norms of ethics.

OYK representative Mher Shahgeldian mentioned that after the decision
on party’s leaving the coalition, “Azgayin Miabanutiun” and its head
Artashes Geghamian started a whole process of aspersions, having a
goal to throw mud to the address of the “Orinats Yerkir” party. He
stated that “Azgayin Miabanutiun” “leading its policy by the means
of intrigues” attempts to pull “Orinats Yerkir” into a foul play.

According to “OYK” faction Secretary Heghine Bisharian, “People like
Geghamian, instead of being glad, that the opposition rows have been
completed, were buckled down to carry out the authorities’ order to
pick on the OYK.”

“OYK” faction head Samvel Balasanian, emphasizing that nobody from
the ruling brach said anything in address of the party, mentioned that
nobody privatized the opposing field, and it is not anybody’s monopoly.

“Azgayin Miabanutiun” representative Koryun Arakelian called on
the OYK to define whose opposition the OYK becomes: “of Kocharian’s
authorities or by his imposing, of “Azgayin Miabanutiun.”

And a member of the same party Gagik Kostandian stated that information
of the OYK about the issue that the “Azgayin Miabanutiun” party
is financed by Defence Minister Serge Sargsian and that he is the
supplier of the same ministry “are false and old.”

“Azgayin Miabanutiun” deputies’ statements were accompanied by reading
parts from prose-writer Hrachya Matevosian’s open letter addressed
to President Robert Kocharian.