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TIGRAN TOROSYAN - AN IDEOLOGICAL FIGHTER?
Gevorg Harutyunyan
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
17 Sep 2008
Armenia
We held our interview with the vice-Chairman of the Republican Party
Razmik Zohrabyan, after Tigran Torosyan's announcement regarding his
decision to leave the Republican Party and resign from the position of
the Speaker of the Parliament, but the session of RPA council hadn't
started yet.
"Ten days back the executive body of the Republican Party came to
a decision that Tigran Torosyan's future activity in the position
of the Speaker of the Parliament is no more expedient. Meanwhile we
came to a decision to nominate Hovik Abrahamyan's candidacy in that
post. So we gave ten days to Tigran Torosyan to orient himself.
We expected that, according to the regulations of the party and being
loyal to the party's requirements of discipline Tigran Torosyan will
submit his application regarding his resignation from the position
of NA Speaker, during the September 16 session of RPA council.
But some hours before the session Tigran Torosyan represented his
application on leaving the Party and resignation from the position of
the Speaker of Parliament. During the session we will simply discuss
the issue of the resignation, later we will confirm it and will come
to a decision regarding Hovik Abrahamyan's candidacy in that position."
"Are the assessments give n by Tigran Torosyan, according to which
the whole story about his personality is an immoral slander and that
the session of RPA executive body is a formality, justified?"
"No state position in this world is the possession of a person. And
the takeover is banned and is considered a crime by the constitution,
whoever he is.
But the statement saying that the discussion of the new Speaker of the
Parliament was back-stage is also false. In recent times the press
writes about the reasons why Hovik Abrahamyan refused the position
of the Head of the Presidential Staff and nominated his candidacy
for MP. The Party considered it appropriate for Hovik Abrahamyan
to work in the legislative power. Before he was elected as an MP,
we couldn't have had other plans.
So I don't see any conspiracy here.
When the party prepares cadre changes, it is not a conspiracy or
a back-stage discussion. We firstly discuss our decisions and take
steps to achieve our end."
P.S. Yesterday at 08.00 p.m., RPA Council started its session and
discussed all the issues of the agenda in 45 minutes. Razmik Zohrabyan
informed us that RPA Chairman Serge Sargsyan gave a detailed account
of his meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gyul. Together with
other issues RPA executive body confirmed its decision to nominate
Hovik Agrahamyan in the position of NA Speaker.
Gevorg Harutyunyan
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
17 Sep 2008
Armenia
We held our interview with the vice-Chairman of the Republican Party
Razmik Zohrabyan, after Tigran Torosyan's announcement regarding his
decision to leave the Republican Party and resign from the position of
the Speaker of the Parliament, but the session of RPA council hadn't
started yet.
"Ten days back the executive body of the Republican Party came to
a decision that Tigran Torosyan's future activity in the position
of the Speaker of the Parliament is no more expedient. Meanwhile we
came to a decision to nominate Hovik Abrahamyan's candidacy in that
post. So we gave ten days to Tigran Torosyan to orient himself.
We expected that, according to the regulations of the party and being
loyal to the party's requirements of discipline Tigran Torosyan will
submit his application regarding his resignation from the position
of NA Speaker, during the September 16 session of RPA council.
But some hours before the session Tigran Torosyan represented his
application on leaving the Party and resignation from the position of
the Speaker of Parliament. During the session we will simply discuss
the issue of the resignation, later we will confirm it and will come
to a decision regarding Hovik Abrahamyan's candidacy in that position."
"Are the assessments give n by Tigran Torosyan, according to which
the whole story about his personality is an immoral slander and that
the session of RPA executive body is a formality, justified?"
"No state position in this world is the possession of a person. And
the takeover is banned and is considered a crime by the constitution,
whoever he is.
But the statement saying that the discussion of the new Speaker of the
Parliament was back-stage is also false. In recent times the press
writes about the reasons why Hovik Abrahamyan refused the position
of the Head of the Presidential Staff and nominated his candidacy
for MP. The Party considered it appropriate for Hovik Abrahamyan
to work in the legislative power. Before he was elected as an MP,
we couldn't have had other plans.
So I don't see any conspiracy here.
When the party prepares cadre changes, it is not a conspiracy or
a back-stage discussion. We firstly discuss our decisions and take
steps to achieve our end."
P.S. Yesterday at 08.00 p.m., RPA Council started its session and
discussed all the issues of the agenda in 45 minutes. Razmik Zohrabyan
informed us that RPA Chairman Serge Sargsyan gave a detailed account
of his meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gyul. Together with
other issues RPA executive body confirmed its decision to nominate
Hovik Agrahamyan in the position of NA Speaker.