ARTHUR BAGHDASARIAN’S FINAL RESIGNATION
Margaret Yesayan
Aravot.am
30 May 06
”The hope of the future is more important than the present”, –
the OEP leader declared.
The chairmen of the Parliament have sent in their resignation for three
times in the history of legislative body of Armenia. The president of
Supreme Soviet Levon Ter-Petrosian sent in his resignation because he
had been elected as the President of the country. Nothing like this
was repeated. The NA chairman Babken Ararktian sent in his resignation
for the changes of political situation in 1998. The third NA chairman,
OEP leader Arthur Baghdasarian’s resignation was exclusive in its turn,
to refuse of the authority and go to the opposition. Nothing like this
has happened and perhaps this circumstance surprises a lot of people.
Why did the NA chairman leave today?
Arthur Baghdasarian’s resignation is already a reality and 5 days
passed during of which Arthur Baghdasarian could think, repeat his
resignation or refuse of that step remaining the second figure of
the country. But it couldn’t happen as the scenario had been drown
not for that action. OEP will act in the opposition field where he
isn’t accepted at all. The NA chairman’s resignation was pronounced
for the third time and even those persons who were thinking that
it was an “imitation”, were entirely assured that there was no
way to return. Yesterday Arthur Baghdasarian invited journalists
who were elucidating the works of the parliament and repeated his
resignation. He could only do it by printing his resignation in one
of the newspapers or giving the written resignation to the NA acting
chairman but he chose third version by which it became clear that
Arthur Baghdasarian had a special attitude to mass media.
Arthur Baghdasarian said; ”According to the NA legislation I reaffirm
my resignation after 5 days”. Then he added; ”Thank everybody for
three year joint work. I also thank those who have written the sharpest
and most criticized articles about me because critics also help to
progress. I thank all those journalists who understood my political
activities in a right way. I consider them not only journalists but
also my friends and I’m sure that our friendship will continue in
the future. I want to leave with kindness. I prefer not to answer
to the questions today because I have answered for many times,
there is no new thing to say. We’ll fight for the formation of such
Armenia which we cherish in our dreams, which people won’t leave but
will come back.” Arthur Baghdasarian presented pens and album to the
journalists, pens for writing good news and albums for keeping good
memories in it. The special OEP session will be held soon when the
projects of the party will be specified.
P.S. The ANM administration member Shahen Petrosian declared on 4 of
February 1998; ” My dream came true, I can’t close mouth any more”.
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