Raffi Hovannisian: Meeting Of Armen Martirosyan And Rubik Hakobyan W

RAFFI HOVANNISIAN: MEETING OF ARMEN MARTIROSYAN AND RUBIK HAKOBYAN WITH SERZH SARGSYAN DOES NOT RUN CONTRARY TO HERITAGE PARTY’S STAND

ARMINFO
Wednesday, March 25, 14:03

Leader of the Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian believes the meeting of
Armen Martirosyan, vice chair of the Party Board, and Ruibik Hakobyan,
head of Heritage Party parliamentary factions, with President Serzh
Sargsyan does not run contrary to Party’s policy.

Hovannisian said the decision on the meeting was adopted after
a working discussion at the Party. “I was not in Armenia then. I
was traveling to the United States, but I knew about that possible
meeting. Although, I would not meet the president personally, I don’t
think Martirosyan and Hakobyan acted against the Party’s stand. The
meeting with Sargsyan was held within the inter-party consultations
and there is nothing controversial in their actions,” Hovannisisan
told reporters, on March 25.

Earlier, Zaruhi Postanjyan, MP from the Heritage Party, slammed
Martirosyan and Hakobyan for meeting with the president over his
Constitution Reform Initiative. The Heritage Party leader does not
share Postanjyan’s criticism.

Asked about the final stand of the Heritage Party on the Constitutional
Reform, Hovannisian said even the authorities – the initiators of
the reform – do not realize what they want.

“We have submitted a package of our suggestions concerning the full
transition to the proportional system of elections and publication of
the list of the voters after voting. If they accept our suggestions,
it will be fine. If not, we will not be participating in those
debates. In addition, even Serzh Sargsyan has not realized yet what
model of government is better for the country. Frankly speaking,
the behavior of the authorities is at least strange,” Hovannisian said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress