ARMENIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REFUSES FROM PUTTING BILL ON RECOGNITION OF NAGORNY KARABAKH REPUBLIC ON BIG AGENDA

arminfo
2008-04-28 14:52:00

ArmInfo. Armenian Parliament refused from putting Bill on Recognition
of Nagorny Karabakh Republic on big agenda by 64 votes ‘against’
and only 15 votes ‘for’. Leader of Hertiage opposition party Haffi
Hovannisian submitted the bill.

In his speech, independent parliamentarian Victor Dallakyan said that
given the importance of the bill, it should be put on the agenda to
make its discussion possible at any moment otherwise it will mean the
Armenian parliamentarians are against recognizing NKR, ‘which will
be in favor of the rival’. For his part, Armen Roustamyan, the head
of the Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Affairs, mentioned that
it is the President of Armenia who defines the country’s foreign
policy. The Commission for Foreign Affairs hoped the parliament,
the presidential administration and the foreign ministry would be
interested in discussion of the issue, but it did not happen. In
this connection, the Commission did not make a positive resolution
on the bill.

Parliamentary Speaker Tigran Torosyan said the international
recognition of NKR is more important to Armenia. ‘One can hardly
ever find a man in the country who would be against recognizing NKR,
however, there is time for everything’, the speaker said.

‘In case of necessity we will ensure the necessary votes and pass
the bill in 7 minutes’, T. Torosyan stressed.