SAMVEL NIKOYAN ELECTED NA VICE-SPEAKER

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06:46 pm | May 18, 2009

Politics

Armenia’s National Assembly today elected the secretary of the
Republican Party of Armenia (HAK), Samvel Nikoyan, NA vice-speaker
with 104 votes for, 3 votes against and no abstentions.

The Parliament also elected Republican Artak Davtyan Chairman of the
NA Standing Committee on science, education, youth and sports affairs.

Note that before the election, all parliamentary forces made speeches
with the exception of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun which used to hold the
position of the vice-speaker.

"I cannot say why the Dashnaktsutyun kept silent. You had better
address the question to the Party" Samvel Nikoyan said to A+.

At present Samvel Nikoyan is most concerned over the revelation of the
March 1 deadly clashes and the position of Chairman of the NA Ad-Hoc
Inquiry Committee into the events of March 1-2, is most important
for him.

Mr. Nikoyan promised that the NA MPs will attend all parliament
sittings, and no one will vote for the other. "Today the National
Assembly is overcrowded. I have never seen so many deputies in the NA,"
said Mr. Nikoyan.