NATIONAL UNITY FACTION’S INITIATIVE TO CONVENE SPECIAL SESSION OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FAILS
Noyan Tapan
Jun 14 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The NA National Unity faction’s
initiative to convene a special session of the National Assembly
with the aim of setting up an ad hoc commission failed. The task
of the commission would be to examine losses incurred by the local
producers and population as a result of the unfounded appreciation of
the Armenian dram in 2005-2006. By the end of the signature collection
deadline – June 14, 1:20 pm, only 26 deputies joined the initiative,
whereas the signatures of at least 44 deputies are required in order
to convene a session. According to the faction member Aghasi Arshakian,
7 deputies from the National Unity faction, 8 from the Justice faction,
5 from the Orinats Yerkir Party, 3 independent deputies and 3 from
the People’s Deputy group joined the initiative.