RESTORE THE DUELS
Anna Israelian

Aravot.am
24 May 06

According to one of the ARF deputy if tradition of duels is restored
we w?n’t be forced to hear the offences which the OEP and “National
Unity” addressed to each other in the NA yesterday.

Here are passages from those declarations.

Hovhannes Margarian /OEP/; “Where were today’s Pharisees when hundreds
of thousands issues were being discussed in the parliament? Where was
that same Geghamian who betrayed the leader of the opposition Stepan
Demirchian in the second stage of the presidential elections in 2003
taking some thousands of dollars? Where was he when the question of
deposits was being discussed, when schools and nursery schools were
being privatized very cheaply, when problems of disaster zone were
being discussed? When were you, the Savior, when the opposition was
fighting in favor of justice? Certainly he was hiding waiting for
new commands from the influential officials who using Geghamian’s
oratorical potential were financing him in indirect way. Everybody
knows what happens to those who have become unnecessary after
being used. I must mention that Arthur Baghdasarian being 37 years
old and the OEP is 10 have had more serious achievements than you
with your empty critics addressed to Robert Kocharian and Serge
Sargsian. Speaking about robbery you ownbuildings and complexes,
criticizing the corruption you are fed by the authority.

Hmayak Hovhannisian /independent deputy/; “A scenario is being realized
here making each other abolish public politicians for anti-ideological
and anti-political elements. Our so-called political field has become
a stable… The journalists and I are the unhappiest persons in this
hall, because we have to find some regularity in the stable. Stable
rules act here.

Mher Shahgeldian /OEP/; “If anybody likes to feel himself in the
stable it is his choice… I turn to “National Unity”, you try to
carry out your policy by craftiness. Don’t you ask for economic
orders periodically from the Minister of Defense and get it. We know
about it.”

Samvel Balasanian /OEP/; “I don’t know what Hmayak Hovhannisian speaks
about. I compare this misfortune with Alyonka from Russian tale who
was sinking.

Dear Alyonka, Alyonushka, maybe you have lost your patrons. /”Sheep”, –
Hmayak Hovhannisian cried from his sit. A.I./. Becoming the opposition
we are criticized by Hmayak Hovhannisian, we also were being criticized
when we were the authority”.

Gagik Kostandian; /National Unity/ “You betrayed the ANM and Levon
Ter- Petrosian in 1998, and you betrayed the coalition in 2006. If
you have taken money for your betrayal, it’s a problem but if you
are a principal betrayer, it’s another problem. You declare that
you have defended Robert Kocharian in the first and second stages,
but how can we understand your step, is it a betrayal or next play
of the authorities to form a false opposition. Didn’t you know with
whom you were going to work? Your partner political powers are the
same, they haven’t changed, admit that posts admired you. And you
awakened before the elections, that the coalition///// I have been
in the boxing ring since for about 17 years, and I have seen a lot
of blows below the belt, we considered those sportsmen as sons of
the beach. I haven’t seen a political power, which blows below the
belt. Your declaration that we are financed by Serge Sargsian and
are engaged in supplies, that information is false and old”.

Artashes Geghamian; “I’ll compliment Arthur Baghdasarian. He is too
///. He said here that the way of lie is short like the way of the
thief, it lasts 40 days. It seems he saw today. His way last only a
day /and read the declaration signed on 19 of February according to
which the results of the elections can’t be recognized legal. -A.I./
Let the people decide which category he is.”

Stepan Zakarian /”Justice”/; If there was a healthy society it would
be interested from the beginning where Serge Sargsian has got such
big money for being able to but a politician or a party… I think
that the feeling of fear about which he was speaking prevented the
NA chairman to say it.”

Vram Gyulzadian /OEP/; “Geghamian says that when the Public Prosecutor
is engaged in planting trees, potato specialist must carry out
policy. It is honor for me to be a potato specialist. And thanks
to my farmer partners we had potato in cold and famine years. Has
anybody been saved by your pompous speeches?”