YEREVAN. – Hraparak daily of Armenia writes: The ruling CC [(Civil Contract faction)] is discussing the matter of making an amendment in the NA [(National Assembly)] Rules of Procedure-Law, by which appearing before the 44-day [Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)] war inquiry committee [of the NA] will become mandatory for those summoned. The committee realizes that they will be zeroed if the summoned former officials do not come.

And the first refusal [to come] was received recently from former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian, to whom committee chairman Andranik Kocharyan had sent an invitation. Oskanian has explained why he decided not to go to the discussion. First, he is not convinced that the goals of the committee are sincere and honest. Moreover, whether the committee can be fair and come to an objective conclusion.

The thing is that the law does not oblige the summoned to appear before the committee of inquiry. (…). The authorities are concerned that many will turn them down in this situation, so they want to make it mandatory by law to appear before the committee.