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ARMENIAN PREMIER AND OPPOSITION MP EXCHANGE COURTESIES AGAIN
YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. Parliamentary journalists witnessed another
verbal tussle between Tigran Sargsyan, Armenian prime minister, and
Nikol Pashinyan, an MP from the opposition Armenian National Congress,
at yesterday's question-and-answer session in the National Assembly.
Verbal tussles between them have already become commonplace in the
National Assembly -Pashinyan asks questions to the premier and the
latter's answers never satisfy the opposition-minded lawmaker.
Remarkable is that at one of the previous Q&A sessions in early
September, when the prime minister was in China, Pashinyan still
blamed him for being out of the country in such a crucial moment -
he meant Armenian authorities' decision to seek membership in the
Customs Union for Armenia.
This time the legislator asked Sargsyan why the government, enjoying
sweeping legal powers, has failed to save the building of the central
market in Yerevan, which is a monument of architecture and which
expected to be transformed into the largest supermarket of Yerevan
City chain belonging to Samvel Alexanyan, an MP from the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia.
The premier answered that culture and urban planning ministries with
the city authorities were searching for ways to settle the matter
in accordance with the law. The opposition MP reacted to this answer
angrily hurling reproaches at his opponent and accusing the government
of inability to fulfill its legal functions.
"I understand that you have no answers again," he said. "You have
been appointed as prime minister by those persons who have destroyed
one of the architectural monuments. It comes from your answer that
Armenia has no government - there are ministers and a premier who
serve some tycoons."
In response, Sargsayn said that Pashinyan cares neither of the
market building nor social problems and that he is just satisfying
his ambitions.
"You make insulting statements to curry favor with particular persons
and tom upgrade your political rating," he said. "I could rate your
political activity in the same insulting manner, but I respect the
parliament and can't afford to descend to this level."
The session ended and none of the sides said something significant
though they gave pleasure for readers of tabloids. .---0---
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YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. Parliamentary journalists witnessed another
verbal tussle between Tigran Sargsyan, Armenian prime minister, and
Nikol Pashinyan, an MP from the opposition Armenian National Congress,
at yesterday's question-and-answer session in the National Assembly.
Verbal tussles between them have already become commonplace in the
National Assembly -Pashinyan asks questions to the premier and the
latter's answers never satisfy the opposition-minded lawmaker.
Remarkable is that at one of the previous Q&A sessions in early
September, when the prime minister was in China, Pashinyan still
blamed him for being out of the country in such a crucial moment -
he meant Armenian authorities' decision to seek membership in the
Customs Union for Armenia.
This time the legislator asked Sargsyan why the government, enjoying
sweeping legal powers, has failed to save the building of the central
market in Yerevan, which is a monument of architecture and which
expected to be transformed into the largest supermarket of Yerevan
City chain belonging to Samvel Alexanyan, an MP from the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia.
The premier answered that culture and urban planning ministries with
the city authorities were searching for ways to settle the matter
in accordance with the law. The opposition MP reacted to this answer
angrily hurling reproaches at his opponent and accusing the government
of inability to fulfill its legal functions.
"I understand that you have no answers again," he said. "You have
been appointed as prime minister by those persons who have destroyed
one of the architectural monuments. It comes from your answer that
Armenia has no government - there are ministers and a premier who
serve some tycoons."
In response, Sargsayn said that Pashinyan cares neither of the
market building nor social problems and that he is just satisfying
his ambitions.
"You make insulting statements to curry favor with particular persons
and tom upgrade your political rating," he said. "I could rate your
political activity in the same insulting manner, but I respect the
parliament and can't afford to descend to this level."
The session ended and none of the sides said something significant
though they gave pleasure for readers of tabloids. .---0---
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/armenian_premier_and_opposition_mp_exchange_courte sies_again_/#sthash.VQXAvaF6.dpuf