YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: Armenian parliament chairman Arthur Baghdasarian called again on the opposition urging it to end its several-months long boycott of parliament ‘s work and return to legislature at a moment when it is discussing bills of key importance, “that will guide Armenia’s economic, political, cultural and scientific progress in the next decade.”
In his annual report to the parliament, Baghdasarian said the absence of the opposition in the parliament could not be justified any longer.
He once again reiterated the readiness of the ruling coalition, first voiced last May, to engage in dialogue with the opposition “to seek jointly ways out of a range of very pressing problems.”
“I think it is high time for the opposition to revise its style of work and get involved into the country’s and parliament’s work,” he said, adding that apart from parliament’s boycott there are other ways of political struggle.
Opposition lawmakers have been refusing to attend parliament since February in protest of last year’s re-election of president Robert Kocharian in a vote, which they claim was marred by widespread irregularities. They say they want to change the law on referendums so a vote can be held to learn whether Armenians have confidence in Kocharian.
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