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    COALITION REFUSES TO TAKE PART IN THIS THREE-DAY SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
    BECAUSE IT WANTS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONFRONTATION


    YEREVAN, APRIL 12. ARMINFO. The representatives of the ruling
    coalition of Armenia motivated their refusal to take part in the
    current three-day session of the National Assembly by that they want
    to prevent the possible confrontation between the supporters of the
    opposition and pro-power forces. Representatives of the ruling
    coalition told the journalists today. According to them, today
    procession of the opposition up Baghramyan avenue, where the
    parliament and the residence of the president are situated, may create
    pre-requisites for skirmish between the participants of the procession
    and supporters of the ruling coalition, who may come to the building
    of the parliament.

    Talking to journalists the Vice Speaker of the parliament, member of
    the Bureau of the party ARF Dashnaktsutiun Vahan Hovhannisian again
    stressed that the requirement of the opposition to include in the
    agenda the bill on making amendments to the law on referendum, is not
    acceptable for the ruling coalition. "The coalition's refusing to
    take part in the current three-day session of the parliament is not
    connected at all with this issue. The representatives of the ruling
    coalition have the right not to take part in the sittings of the
    parliament just as the representatives of the other parliamentary
    forces", the vice speaker said. At the same time Vahan Hovhannisian
    stressed that the ruling coalition is ready to sit down at the
    negotiation table with the opposition to discuss the internal
    political situation.

    Talking to ARMINFO, Chairman of the deputy group "People's deputy"
    Karen Karapetian considered unwarrantable the refusal of the coalition
    to take part in the sittings of the National Assembly. According to
    him, the internal political situation in the republic is not so
    strained in order to resort to such extreme measures. The leader of
    the deputy group expressed an opinion that one of the reasons for the
    refusal of the ruling coalition is that the agenda of this three-day
    session includes only 13 questions, which may be concluded during one
    sitting.

    Karen Karapetian pointed out that the ruling coalition and other
    parliamentary forces have their share of fault in that the opposition
    has taken such a irreconcilable position. The deputy thinks that the
    ruling majority of the parliament could not find bearings and
    elaborate a right tactics of work with the opposition. "We must sit
    down at the negotiations table, as no one of the sides can be a
    winner, and the whole people will be the loser", Karen Karapetian
    said. According to him, even in the case of reaching power in the
    antagonistic situation the opposition cannot change the situation in
    the country fundamentally, and the republic will appear in permanent
    process of elections and change of power. Karen Karapetian stressed
    that in the presence of quorum the deputy group "People's deputy" is
    ready to take part in the three-day session of the parliament. The
    leader of the faction of the United labour party Gurgen Arsenian on
    behalf of the faction also expressed readiness to take part in the
    three-day session of the parliament.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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