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SURPRISE DECISION BY REPUBLICANS
Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
Comments - Friday, 07 February 2014, 13:28
Minister of Economy: Energy Minister's Evaluation Isn't Professional
Strange things are happening in the parliament. It's been two days the
non-coalition parties are pushing for the establishment of an ad hoc
committee on gas issues, whereas the coalition parties are refusing.
And suddenly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan announced that the ad hoc
committee will be established soon.
Hovik Abrahamyan's statement is hardly just words because they cannot
joke on such issues. But then the question occurs who has forced the
ruling Republican Party to change the approaches. After all, if the
establishment of such a committee is possible, what had made the RPA
disagree with non-coalition parties earlier?
Several hypotheses could be considered. First, despite obvious
childishness of such an attitude, the coalition parties are rather
jealous of initiatives by their opponents. The Republicans do not
hide it. Both Galust Sahakyan and Hovik Abrahamyan wonder how the
opposition tried to push the majority.
Most probably, however, this committee will have different goals. The
legitimacy of the Armenian-Russian gas deals and the process of forming
the price of gas in Armenia are doubted. In fact, they are perceived
as illicit and anti-state. The ruling party and the government were
unable or reluctant to put forth arguments against it.
They preferred using the power of the "majority" but thereby they
only aggravated doubts.
Moscow hardly likes the fact that its energy and economic policy is
thought to be illegitimate in Armenia. Even despite the opposition's
statement that "Moscow has nothing to do with this". Russia would
like to have its policy in Armenia to be fully legitimate because
the Kremlin, despite the external cynicism of its policy, needs a
"positive image".
Hence, it is not ruled out that soon an ad hoc committee will be set
up which will prove once and for all that not only the legitimacy
but also the benefits of gas deals for the citizens of Armenia.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
Comments - Friday, 07 February 2014, 13:28
Minister of Economy: Energy Minister's Evaluation Isn't Professional
Strange things are happening in the parliament. It's been two days the
non-coalition parties are pushing for the establishment of an ad hoc
committee on gas issues, whereas the coalition parties are refusing.
And suddenly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan announced that the ad hoc
committee will be established soon.
Hovik Abrahamyan's statement is hardly just words because they cannot
joke on such issues. But then the question occurs who has forced the
ruling Republican Party to change the approaches. After all, if the
establishment of such a committee is possible, what had made the RPA
disagree with non-coalition parties earlier?
Several hypotheses could be considered. First, despite obvious
childishness of such an attitude, the coalition parties are rather
jealous of initiatives by their opponents. The Republicans do not
hide it. Both Galust Sahakyan and Hovik Abrahamyan wonder how the
opposition tried to push the majority.
Most probably, however, this committee will have different goals. The
legitimacy of the Armenian-Russian gas deals and the process of forming
the price of gas in Armenia are doubted. In fact, they are perceived
as illicit and anti-state. The ruling party and the government were
unable or reluctant to put forth arguments against it.
They preferred using the power of the "majority" but thereby they
only aggravated doubts.
Moscow hardly likes the fact that its energy and economic policy is
thought to be illegitimate in Armenia. Even despite the opposition's
statement that "Moscow has nothing to do with this". Russia would
like to have its policy in Armenia to be fully legitimate because
the Kremlin, despite the external cynicism of its policy, needs a
"positive image".
Hence, it is not ruled out that soon an ad hoc committee will be set
up which will prove once and for all that not only the legitimacy
but also the benefits of gas deals for the citizens of Armenia.
- See more at:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/31879#sthash.BTrUkyjH.dpuf
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress