HOVHANNES IGITYAN: ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SERVES AS TOOL FOR PRESIDENT
PanARMENIAN.NET
11.09.2009 17:05 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ It was the Turkish side that made claims for
submitting Protocols to Parliament for ratification, said Hovhannes
Igityan, board member of Pan-Armenian National Movement and former Head
of RA Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. Turkish Parliament,
according to him, is viewed as an independent body capable of
voicing its opinion, whereas Armenian parliament is just a tool for
President. "We cannot stop Protocols from being signed, but we can
delay the process," Igityan stressed.
Speaker also noted that United States is attempting to exert pressure
on Presidents elected through democratic methods. Igityan finds that
the first thing to be done in the country is to elect a new parliament
which will protect the interests of the country and its people