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Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan in Parliament Criticizes Domestic,
Foreign Policies
Grisha Balasanyan
HETQ
12:44, October 4, 2012
During discussion of the 2011 state budget performance on Thursday,
Armenian National Congress (HAK) MP Nikol Pashinyan began his address
to the National Assembly with a joke: a man standing in Yerevan's
Republic Square was making odd movements when a police officer
approached him and asked what he's doing. The man responds that he's
fending away crocodiles. The officer remarks that there are no
crocodiles, to which the man replies: "That's because I'm driving them
away."
Pashinyan then criticized the government's 2011 domestic and foreign
policies. According to the opposition MP, that which comprises the
budget performance is much like a doctor who after examining a patient
who is continuously bleeding says everything is fine - the patient's
nails are growing, there are no lice in his hair, his hair is growing
as usual, and so on.
"For five years, this government has failed; the economy has also
failed," Pashinyan added, before moving on to criticizing "lover of
Mercedes" RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian. "On what
are you 'Mercedes-ing' yourself, Mr. Nalbandian?" he asked
rhetorically, noting cases of foreign policy failure, particularly the
case of Ramil Safarov who was sentenced to life in prison in Hungary,
then later extradited to and pardoned by Azerbaijan.
The 2011 performance of the state budget was voted on in parliament
today. Registered in the National Assembly were 71 MPs. Today, as
well, the Prosperous Armenia party is not participating with its
entire team. President of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan
specially urged the MPs to "remain in the building or in the rooms in
order to organize the voting."
Foreign Policies
Grisha Balasanyan
HETQ
12:44, October 4, 2012
During discussion of the 2011 state budget performance on Thursday,
Armenian National Congress (HAK) MP Nikol Pashinyan began his address
to the National Assembly with a joke: a man standing in Yerevan's
Republic Square was making odd movements when a police officer
approached him and asked what he's doing. The man responds that he's
fending away crocodiles. The officer remarks that there are no
crocodiles, to which the man replies: "That's because I'm driving them
away."
Pashinyan then criticized the government's 2011 domestic and foreign
policies. According to the opposition MP, that which comprises the
budget performance is much like a doctor who after examining a patient
who is continuously bleeding says everything is fine - the patient's
nails are growing, there are no lice in his hair, his hair is growing
as usual, and so on.
"For five years, this government has failed; the economy has also
failed," Pashinyan added, before moving on to criticizing "lover of
Mercedes" RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian. "On what
are you 'Mercedes-ing' yourself, Mr. Nalbandian?" he asked
rhetorically, noting cases of foreign policy failure, particularly the
case of Ramil Safarov who was sentenced to life in prison in Hungary,
then later extradited to and pardoned by Azerbaijan.
The 2011 performance of the state budget was voted on in parliament
today. Registered in the National Assembly were 71 MPs. Today, as
well, the Prosperous Armenia party is not participating with its
entire team. President of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan
specially urged the MPs to "remain in the building or in the rooms in
order to organize the voting."