NA SITTING FAILED

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[04:54 pm] 28 February, 2007

Today the NA sitting failed because of the absence of the necessary
quorum. Out of 131 deputies only 23 were registered.

To remind, the agenda covered several draft laws awaiting second and
third hearing.

In case the necessary quorum is not provided tomorrow, the NA will
likely convene plenary session which will coincide with the election
campaign and therefore will arouse doubt among the public.

In this respect, Tigran Torosyan’s concern over organizing hasty
discussion of the draft law on insurance sphere during the four-day
session seems to be justified.

To remind, when Gurgen Arsenyan, leader of the United Labour Party,
highlighted the importance of the main law and urged not to consider
the packet in haste, Tigran Torosyan announced that unless the
packet was passed, the insurance field would remain out of control
by September-October which would greatly harm the sphere.

Thus, none of the bills of the agenda has been discussed today and
it is difficult to predict whether they will be considered lest the
necessary quorum (66 deputies) is provided in the Parliament.