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NA SPEAKER RECALLS CHINESE SAYINGS
A1+
[04:14 pm] 13 July, 2007
The National Assembly will not consider the bills banning Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty, NA Speaker Tigran Torosyan for the second
time. He told a Chinese tale in connection with the bills related
to RFE/RL.
The reporters asked the NA speaker to comment on the Republican,
Prosperous Armenia and ARF Dashnaktsutyun parties' stance. To remind,
the parties did not vote for the bills "On Television and Radio" and
"State Duties," and the bills were not adopted.
Tigran Torosyan told the story of twelve friends who thought the other
eleven should settle the matter. For the news reporters, the speaker
says it does not mean that the members of parliament who were present
were for the closure of Radio Liberty, and the others who were absent
were against.
As for the delay of the July 14 conference of the Republican Party
Tigran Torosyan recalled another Chinese saying, "It is no use looking
for a black cat in the dark room, especially when the cat is not in
the room."
According to the NA Speaker it was technically impossible to hold
a conference in summer. Therefore the conference was delayed till
fall. Besides, there were issues that needed extra reflection.
The Republican Party will nominate its candidate, said Mr
Torosyan. He preferred to name the candidate after the Republicans'
conference. "This is a special order and I don't want to break
the order."
In answer to A1+'s question whether the All-Armenian Party will name
Levon Ter-Petrosyan for presidency, Tigran Torosyan said, "You had
better ask Levon Ter-Petrosyan and no one else."
A1+
[04:14 pm] 13 July, 2007
The National Assembly will not consider the bills banning Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty, NA Speaker Tigran Torosyan for the second
time. He told a Chinese tale in connection with the bills related
to RFE/RL.
The reporters asked the NA speaker to comment on the Republican,
Prosperous Armenia and ARF Dashnaktsutyun parties' stance. To remind,
the parties did not vote for the bills "On Television and Radio" and
"State Duties," and the bills were not adopted.
Tigran Torosyan told the story of twelve friends who thought the other
eleven should settle the matter. For the news reporters, the speaker
says it does not mean that the members of parliament who were present
were for the closure of Radio Liberty, and the others who were absent
were against.
As for the delay of the July 14 conference of the Republican Party
Tigran Torosyan recalled another Chinese saying, "It is no use looking
for a black cat in the dark room, especially when the cat is not in
the room."
According to the NA Speaker it was technically impossible to hold
a conference in summer. Therefore the conference was delayed till
fall. Besides, there were issues that needed extra reflection.
The Republican Party will nominate its candidate, said Mr
Torosyan. He preferred to name the candidate after the Republicans'
conference. "This is a special order and I don't want to break
the order."
In answer to A1+'s question whether the All-Armenian Party will name
Levon Ter-Petrosyan for presidency, Tigran Torosyan said, "You had
better ask Levon Ter-Petrosyan and no one else."