REPRESENTATIVES OF ARF ‘DASHNAKTIUTYUN’ TO TENDER THEIR RESIGNATION FROM OFFICIAL POSTS

ArmInfo
2009-04-27 18:29:00

All representatives of ARF ‘Dashnaktiutyun’ will tender their
resignation from official posts, member of the ARFD Supreme Body
Armen Rustamyan told journalists today.

To recall, ARFD has three portfolios in the executive body of Armenia
– Labor minister Arsen Hambartsumyan, Agriculture Minister Aramais
Grigoryan and Education Minister Spartak Seyranyan. In the law-making
body – vice-speaker of the parliament Hrayr Karapetyan, head of the
parliamentary commission on foreign issues Armen Rustamyan and deputy
chairman of the parliamentary commission on financial and budgetary
issues Artsvik Minasyan and deputy chairman on state and legal issues
Artyusha Shakhbazyan.

Moreover, governor of Aragatsotn region of Armenia is a member of
the ARFD Gagik Gezalyan.

Asked if ARFD decided to become the opposition before the election
to the Elders’ Council of Yerevan, Rustamyan replied these election
are not so much important for them leave the coalition, as they have
serious disagreements with the authorities regarding foreign policy
of the country.