DEPUTY RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT AFTER LONG BREAK

Panorama.am
15:21 02/10/06

Tigran Arzakantsyan, deputy of parliament, appeared at the session
today for the first time after long break.

Arzakantsyan was beaten in Moscow late March this year. After that
incident he did not appear in the building of NA parliament. The
deputy said he was engaged in education. He said he is going to
nominate himself at 2007 elections. Meanwhile, he is recovering his
health saying he has some health problems.

Speaking about the rumors that Ruben Hairapetyan, NA deputy, had said
he will beat Arzakantsyan wherever he meets him, the deputy said, "
I can also beat many but that is not a solution. If he has problems,
we may meet and settle them." Speaking about the incident in Moscow, he
said a case is initiated and soon the happenings will be unveiled. The
attackers also robbed very expensive cell phone of Arzakantsyan and
a watch costing $50,000.

Tigran Arzakantsyan is from so called business deputies. He owns
alcohol company "Great Valley".

Being unpartisan, he was nominated on the proportional list of
Republican Party. It should be noted that Ruben Hairapetyan recently
joined the same party.