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ACCORDING TO ARF, "OUR HOMELAND" CANNOT BE "TRANSITIONAL ANTHEM"
Noyan Tapan
Dec 08 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. No agreement on the anthem of
the Republic of Armenia has been reached between the ARF and the
government. Secretary of the National Assembly ARF faction Gegham
Manukian stated this during the December 8 briefing. According to
him, ARF objects strongly to the idea of "Our Homeland" being a
"transitional anthem", and for this reason no agreement was reached
during the negotiations the day before. G. Manukian said that as
both the government's draft law on the RA anthem and the draft of
the ARF faction are on the agenda of the NA sittings, the faction is
prepared to include the draft presented by the government in second
reading in its legislative proposal, except for the transitional
provision, and to stipilate in Point 2 that the anthem of the RA is
"Our Homeland". But the government insists on the necessity of the
transitional provision which should stipulate that "Our Homeland"
continues to be the RA anthem until the the words and music of
the anthem are approved by law. G. Manukian noted that the current
principal disagreements with the Republican Party of Armenia over
the issue of the anthem and that of extending the term of Armenian
military unit in Iraq cannot lead to the disintegration of the ruling
coalition. In his words, there were disagreements in the past as well,
and the coalition will function until the two forces officially sign
a document on the coaltional memorandum's losing its force.
The faction secretary predicted that no early election or emergency
are expected in the country, while the opposition cannot come to
power at the upcoming elections. In his words, the opposition forces
are quite passive, as a result of which the society's faith in the
opposition has decreased.
Noyan Tapan
Dec 08 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. No agreement on the anthem of
the Republic of Armenia has been reached between the ARF and the
government. Secretary of the National Assembly ARF faction Gegham
Manukian stated this during the December 8 briefing. According to
him, ARF objects strongly to the idea of "Our Homeland" being a
"transitional anthem", and for this reason no agreement was reached
during the negotiations the day before. G. Manukian said that as
both the government's draft law on the RA anthem and the draft of
the ARF faction are on the agenda of the NA sittings, the faction is
prepared to include the draft presented by the government in second
reading in its legislative proposal, except for the transitional
provision, and to stipilate in Point 2 that the anthem of the RA is
"Our Homeland". But the government insists on the necessity of the
transitional provision which should stipulate that "Our Homeland"
continues to be the RA anthem until the the words and music of
the anthem are approved by law. G. Manukian noted that the current
principal disagreements with the Republican Party of Armenia over
the issue of the anthem and that of extending the term of Armenian
military unit in Iraq cannot lead to the disintegration of the ruling
coalition. In his words, there were disagreements in the past as well,
and the coalition will function until the two forces officially sign
a document on the coaltional memorandum's losing its force.
The faction secretary predicted that no early election or emergency
are expected in the country, while the opposition cannot come to
power at the upcoming elections. In his words, the opposition forces
are quite passive, as a result of which the society's faith in the
opposition has decreased.