HRAYR KARAPETIAN’S CANDIDATURE TO BE NOMINATED FOR NA VICE-SPEAKER’S POST

Noyan Tapan

Ma y 19, 2008

YEREVAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Changes have been made in the leading
staff of the Orinats Yerkir and ARFD National Assembly factions. NA
Speaker Tigran Torosian stated at the May 19 NA sitting.

According to the decision made during the Orinats Yerkir faction’s
sitting, Heghine Bisharian, faction’s former Secretary, has been
elected faction head and Khachik Haroutiunian, who has joined the
faction lately, has been elected faction Secretary. The above mentioned
change is conditioned by appointment of former faction head, party
Chairman Artur Baghdasarian Secretary of the Security Council and
according to it, stopping his deputy powers ahead of the schedule.

By the ARFD faction’s decision, Vahan Hovhannisian, the former NA
Vice-Speaker, has been elected faction head. He will replace Hrayr
Karapetian on the faction head’s post. Hrayr Karapetian’s candidature
will be nominated for the NA Vice-Speaker’s vacant post. According
to T. Torosian, political discussions with coalition parties have
finished and it will be right to solve the issue of NA Vice-Speaker’s
election during the current four-day session.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress