RA NA SPEAKER TIGRAN TOROSIAN TO COMMENT UPON "INEXPEDIENCY" TO CONTINUE HIS TENURE AFTER RPA BOARD SITTING
Noyan Tapan
Se p 8, 2008
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 8, the first day
of the RA National Assembly new session, parliament Speaker and RPA
Vice-Chairman Tigran Torosian refused to comment upon the decision
party’s Executive Body made the day before, according to which
his further tenure was considered inexpedient. In his itnerview
to journalists he said that he will answer all questions after the
RPA Board sitting to be held on September 16, which will confirm or
invalidate Executive Body’s decision. He did not confirm and did not
refute the statement made for many times before that he is not going
to resign the post of the RA National Assembly Speaker. T. Torosian
said that he expressed his position at the Executive Body sitting,
which, in his words, "must be clear for everybody."
Edward Sharmazanov, NA deputy, RPA Spokesperson, considered improbable
non-confirmation of the decision of party Board’s Executive Body. He
reminded to those present that Chairman of RPA Board and RA President
Serzh Sargsyan nominated the candidature of RPA Executive Body member
Hovik Abrahamian on NA Speaker’s post instead of T. Torosian. According
to E. Sharmazanov, in case T. Torosian does not obey the decision
of party’s ruling body, according to the RPA regulations, various
sanctions can be used to him, up to expelling him from the party.
It should be mentioned that newly elected deputy, former head of
RA President’s Administration H. Abrahamian did not take part in
the parliament sitting. The NA Speaker also refused to comment upon
that fact.