Galust Sahakian: We have nothing to concede to opposition

There has been an agreement as a result of the current consultations between three factions of the National Assembly, the head of ARFD faction Armen Rustamian told reporters following the meeting held in the office of parliament speaker.

“The talks have not been completed, and taking into account their effectiveness, I would not like to make any comments,” he noted.

The head of Heritage faction Ruben Hakobian told reporters there are some controversial issues currently being discussed and an agreement has not yet been reached.

When asked whether he considers it possible that a special session will not be held if some proposals of the package are not accepted, R. Hakobian expressed hope that a special session will be held.

“At the moment the authorities is discussing the issue of holding early parliamentary elections,” he remarked.

The head of Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) faction Galust Sahakian declined to give details following the meeting.
“Naturally, the proposals are tough, but some details, rather than the texts of those proposals, have been published,” G. Sahakian noted.

In his words, the authorities and opposition should reach an agreement not on distribution of positions, but on joint solutions to some problems.

As regards early parliamentary elections, G. Sahakian called this idea an absurdity, explaining that it is incorrect to make a proposal about the parliament’s dissolution during a discussion concerning the presidential election.

“In the last parliamentary election Heritage Party managed to overcome 5% threshold. What will happen after the dissolution of the parliament? Are they their own enemies?” the HHK faction head said.

When asked if the authorities will make any concessions to the opposition, G. Sahakian replied that they have nothing to concede. “We just want to stabilize the situation in the country in order to implement reforms”.