ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER STEPS DOWN
ITAR-TASS, Russia
May 22 2006
YEREVAN, May 22 (Itar-Tass) – Armenian parliamentary speaker Artur
Bagdasarian resigned on Monday.
Earlier, the right-wing party Orinats Erkir (The Country of Law)
he heads decided to withdraw from the ruling political coalition to
join the Opposition.
Bagdasarian, who is known for his pro-western stands, had repeatedly
disagreed with the Armenian authorities on major issues of interior
and foreign policies.
The 38-year Bagdasarian has occupied this post since June 2003.
Bagdasarian deems it “important and necessary” to expand the country’s
Euroatlantic integration.
“We consider it necessary to boost relations with the European Union
and Armenian-U.S. cooperation,” he said.
“We have two paths to follow – to be in the same union with Russia
and Belarus and have good relations with the EU, or to be in the
EU and have good relations with Russia. We choose the second path,”
Bagdasarian said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
