NIKOYAN ‘NORMAL’ PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER AND ‘HAYVAN’ MEANS ANIMAL IN TURKISH, EXPLAINS HHK VICE CHAIR
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12.02.2011
Samvel Nikoyan is a normal candidate for the position of National
Assembly chair, Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) vice chair Razmik
Zohrabyan (pictured) told reporters today, referring to the HHK
decision to nominate Nikoyan for the parliamentary speaker position.
Reporters told Zohrabyan that Nikoyan failed in his work as head of the
March 1 parliamentary commission; however, the HHK vice chair noted
the commission was a temporary one and that Nikoyan did everything
possible to uncover the circumstances surrounding the deaths of
Mar. 1-2, 2008, in Yerevan (in which 10 died when national police and
military forces were called in to disperse crowds protesting alleged
fraud in the presidential election).
Zohrabyan also weighed in on reports that former parliamentary speaker
Hovik Abrahamyan was, in fact, displeased with having to leave his
post, saying that he met with Abrahamyan after the dismissal but
didn’t notice any such mood.
The HHK vice chair said that by assuming the position of head of the
HHK election campaign headquarters, Abrahamyan wants to prove that
it’s possible to have good elections in Armenia.
On the insults exchanged between MPs that occurred in parliament two
days ago, Zohrabyan first said, “The Turkish word ‘hayvan’ means
animal and ass [donkey] is the same animal,” after which he said,
“Such exotic incidents occur in all parliaments, we simply have to
be more discreet.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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