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SARGSYAN LASHES OUT AT TSARUKYAN, DEFENDS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
POLITICS | 12.02.15 | 22:41
Serzh Sargsyan (left), Gagik Tsarukyan
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who leads the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA) has strongly criticized and even ridiculed
leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Gagik Tsarukyan in
remarks made at an RPA Council meeting tonight.
Sargsyan, who used unusually strong language in his speech, in
particular, said that "as a political actor Tsarukyan has become a
vice for our country."
He used the word "circus" at least twice to refer to the political
activities unfolded by Tsarukyan. He also implied that Tsarukyan did
not "understand" what he was "reading out" in his speech last week.
In that speech at a conference of "non-governing" forces on February
5, Tsarukyan effectively warned the current political leadership to
abandon plans for a constitutional reform that the PAP and some other
opposition groups regard as a means for the RPA to retain its political
power after Sargsyan's second and last presidential term ends in 2018,
or face street protests to be organized by opposition forces.
President Sargsyan defended the integrity of the reform that he
said was necessary for the country's future generations, giving
no indications that he intended to give it up. At the same time,
he appeared to call for a broader political support for the initiative.
In his remarks at the RPA Council President Sargsyan also announced
that Tsarukyan will be excluded from the National Security Council
considering his chronic absenteeism and also urged the leadership of
the National Assembly to consider ways to put an end to the situation
connected with Tsarukyan's being absent from parliament sessions most
of the time.
More importantly, Sargsyan called on Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan,
who is known to be in-laws with Tsarukyan, to instruct "corresponding"
bodies to look into allegations that Tsarukyan could be linked to
tax evasion schemes. He said "unverified" reports about mechanisms of
"professionally covering up" criminal cases will also be examined.
Read President Serzh Sargsyan's full speech in Armenian here.
http://armenianow.com/hy/news/politics/60576/armenia_republican_party_council_meeting_sargsyan_ tsarukyan
http://armenianow.com/news/politics/60575/armenia_republican_party_council_meeting_sargsyan_ tsarukyan
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
POLITICS | 12.02.15 | 22:41
Serzh Sargsyan (left), Gagik Tsarukyan
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who leads the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA) has strongly criticized and even ridiculed
leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Gagik Tsarukyan in
remarks made at an RPA Council meeting tonight.
Sargsyan, who used unusually strong language in his speech, in
particular, said that "as a political actor Tsarukyan has become a
vice for our country."
He used the word "circus" at least twice to refer to the political
activities unfolded by Tsarukyan. He also implied that Tsarukyan did
not "understand" what he was "reading out" in his speech last week.
In that speech at a conference of "non-governing" forces on February
5, Tsarukyan effectively warned the current political leadership to
abandon plans for a constitutional reform that the PAP and some other
opposition groups regard as a means for the RPA to retain its political
power after Sargsyan's second and last presidential term ends in 2018,
or face street protests to be organized by opposition forces.
President Sargsyan defended the integrity of the reform that he
said was necessary for the country's future generations, giving
no indications that he intended to give it up. At the same time,
he appeared to call for a broader political support for the initiative.
In his remarks at the RPA Council President Sargsyan also announced
that Tsarukyan will be excluded from the National Security Council
considering his chronic absenteeism and also urged the leadership of
the National Assembly to consider ways to put an end to the situation
connected with Tsarukyan's being absent from parliament sessions most
of the time.
More importantly, Sargsyan called on Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan,
who is known to be in-laws with Tsarukyan, to instruct "corresponding"
bodies to look into allegations that Tsarukyan could be linked to
tax evasion schemes. He said "unverified" reports about mechanisms of
"professionally covering up" criminal cases will also be examined.
Read President Serzh Sargsyan's full speech in Armenian here.
http://armenianow.com/hy/news/politics/60576/armenia_republican_party_council_meeting_sargsyan_ tsarukyan
http://armenianow.com/news/politics/60575/armenia_republican_party_council_meeting_sargsyan_ tsarukyan
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress