Press: Ara Babloyan wanted to resign in panic, but they did not let him

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“time” the newspaper writes. “On October 2, when a part of the people gathered in Baghramyan Avenue, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan he entered the NA territory accompanied by the NA President Ara Babloyan Panicked, he wanted to write a resignation letter. However, RPA MPs eventually managed to dissuade him from that idea. Babloyan understands that, regardless of everything, his days as the Speaker of the National Assembly are numbered, and he does not want to spoil relations with the new government in that short period of time, taking full responsibility for the conflict between the executive and legislative authorities.”

“Publication” the newspaper writes. “During the extraordinary session on October 2, when a crowd gathered at the gates of the National Assembly and they were informed that some deputies were not allowed to enter the building, others were not allowed to leave, they realized that the situation was heating up. Ara Babloyan decided to call Valery Osipyan, to inform him about the situation, and he will take measures to prevent further developments. However, the chief of police did not answer the calls. The Speaker of the National Assembly experienced the next humiliation the next day, when the gates of the National Assembly were opened by the Prime Minister’s decision. The security forces operating in the NA territory always acted on the orders of the NA president and the gates could be opened only by his order, but the prime minister decided to show that he makes decisions himself, even in the NA territory. And this is in the case of a parliamentary country, where the National Assembly is the main political body according to the Constitution.”

“Publication” the newspaper writes. “On October 9, there will be a meeting of the Analytical Council of the National Assembly to discuss the internal and external political situation in Armenia, the challenges, the ways out. Keynote speakers are experts Davit Shahnazaryan and Stepan Safaryan. It is not known whether the collection of analytical support will match Nikol Pashinyan with resignation. Let’s remind that yesterday the chairman of the “Yelki” NA faction Lena Nazaryan he said on television that Pashinyan will resign in the coming days.”

“time” the newspaper writes. “According to our information, in the near future, the leader of the PAP Gagik Tsarukyan will start intensive negotiations with extra-parliamentary forces to participate in early elections with a broad alliance. Possible allies include “Heritage”, ANM, Andrias Ghukasyan, Samvel Babayan, former Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, ANC and a number of other small parties and civil movements. Gagik Tsarukyan has decided to offer cooperation to the “Sasna Tsrer” pan-Armenian party, many of whose members have been released with the guarantee of deputies of the “Tsarukyan” bloc faction and money given by Tsarukyan himself as a pledge.

“People” the daily writes. “The issue of having or not having bodyguards has again become an agenda item in Armenia. As is known, many businessmen or officials register their relatives in their own security companies, thereby giving them the status of bodyguards. Newly appointed Minister of Emergency Situations, former Deputy Director of the NSS Felix Tsolakyan In a conversation with “Zhoghovurd” daily, he stated that “You understand, it is a professional issue. What is the bodyguard that exists today, they are not specialists, they go in cars? They are their relatives, the brother’s son, the sister’s son, they follow behind, they are not bodyguards. A bodyguard should be a seriously trained person, which, unfortunately, is not so much today. There is a name that there are many, but it is not so, the bandit becomes a bodyguard. It really should be dealt with, what is it about, the bodyguard should be a smart person who knows the nuances of how to ensure the security of the guard.”

“People” the daily writes. “Parliament has been almost inactive lately. After the Velvet Revolution Nikol Pashinyan the government is in no hurry to submit legislative projects to the parliament. As a result of a small study, “Zhoghovurd” daily found out that until now the government has presented only two or three important projects, the rest were legacy projects, which often involve editorial changes. At the same time, the deputies of the National Assembly are completely idle, and they in turn do not author bills, turning into a group of button pushers, of course, receiving a salary of about half a million drams from the RA budget. And as a result of all this, the NA sessions last only one or two days and no more. And, for example, there were only 5 questions in the agenda of the regular sessions that started on October 2, and the agenda was exhausted in half a day. All this is another argument in favor of holding extraordinary NA elections. in the end, the cooperation between the new government and the council is not working.

“Publication” the newspaper writes. “Artak Zeynalyan Regarding whether to remain a minister or not, you said that Pashinyan appoints and removes himself, but Artak is a member of your team. will he remain in that position or will he be recalled, asked the head of the “Republic” party Aram Sargsyan. “I must insist. if Zeynalyan is removed, Pashinyan will leave, if he is not removed, he will stay.” What does Aram Zavenich think about Nikol Pashinyan’s speech from the UN podium, when he publicly announced that he had only 4 deputies in the parliament in April? “You know, he was talking about trust. each person independently, with his own feelings, evaluates who is trustworthy and who is not. It is the domain of his way of thinking. Doesn’t that offend you? “No, I can’t get hold of his feelings.” Is Aram Zavenich “white” or “black” now? “Aram Zavenich is an artist. “He loves all colors.”

“Fact” the newspaper writes. “Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ruben Rubinyan’s funds as of the day of assuming office amounted to AMD 500,000. We are informed about this by R. Rubinyan, published on the website of the Ethics Commission of High-Ranking Officials in 2018. from the declaration of assumption of office. 2018 The income received from January 1 to the day of assuming official duties amounted to AMD 150,000. R. Rubinyan did not declare real and movable property. It should be noted that the deputy foreign minister is a founding member of the “Civil Contract” party, a member of the board, and was also the party’s press spokesperson.

“Publication” the newspaper writes. “Four months, General Manvel Grigoryan is detained, but the preliminary investigation body has not charged him yet. It is true that weapons, ammunition, tushonka-sgushchonkas, a car park, and a zoo were found in the area belonging to him, but a large number of people entered that area, and the investigators are unable to prove that the author of the criminal acts is the general himself, and not the head of his bodyguard (who is on the run), his wife, employees, and relatives. The general himself does not testify, the defense tactic is: you are caught, prove your guilt. Even regarding the tushonkas, they cannot confirm that they were brought by Grigoryan’s order, and he was aware of it. We learned that the general was offered to testify in the March 1 case Robert Kocharyan against, at least to say that at the time he had passed Ter-Petrosyanside and was relieved from the position of Deputy Minister of Defense by the RA President, there was pressure on him, of course, they promise to alleviate his guilt, but the general refuses. By the way, the forensic examination has been completed, the specialists of the “Armenia” medical center found that the general has 16 diseases and a new tumor on the lung, but they carefully wrote: it is not known whether the nature is malignant or not. He receives some treatment in the detention center, but there is a medicine that his relatives bring from France, and since it is not registered in Armenia, they do not allow to transfer it to him. There is a restriction not only on visits, but also on talking on the phone. They also take a limited amount of food. In short, the general is not under pre-trial detention, but is already serving a sentence.

“People” the daily writes. “Today is a day of mourning in Armenia. In memory of the great Hay Charles AznavourOn the day of his funeral, the Armenian tricolor will bow. And yesterday, the Armenian national anthem was played at the “Home for the Disabled” in Paris, where the funeral of Charles Aznavour was held. The Armenian duduk also sounded. Aznavour’s remains were brought to the sound of “dle yaman”, where the leaders of Armenia and France paid their respects to him. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Emmanuel Macron also made speeches. The scene, the words uttered were really touching. And it was obvious that everything was done at the highest state level in Paris to emphasize Aznavour’s personality, the personality of Aznavour, born in France but also Armenian, the personality of Aznavour, who is considered a symbol of close friendship between the two countries. The whole world mourned his death, everyone went to say goodbye to him: not only artists, but the entire ruling elite of France, as well as the former presidents of that country, Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy. RA President Armen Sargsyan was also there. But, unfortunately, the three former presidents of RA, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, were not there. And although Aznavour was appreciated and honored as he deserved during the years of their rule, it would be desirable if the former leaders also honored the memory of the great Armenian in their presence in Paris.