Uncomplete decision

NA chairman Tigran Torosian considers incomplete the CC decision made on February 16 by which the items of NA regulation about broadcasting NA sittings and “Parliamentary Hour” TV program were recognized opposing to the Constitution and invalid.

1. There was a political arrangement, according to which they mustn’t elucidate the items of that issue till the end of the parliamentary activities. Was it arranged with the NA?
2. There is no problem to arrange legally. When the issue was sent to the CC, NA was informed that such a question would be discussed and was proposed to represent a NA representative who would give the parliament’s opinion on that proposal.
3. Does it mean you don’t know about that initiative before the President’s application to the CC?
4. I think, it isn’t essential at all, legally it has no meaning.
5. We are interested in your opinion about CC decision according to which NA announcements, questions and answers with the government the NA regulation’s items about broadcast of the NA sittings on Public TV and. According to this decision, the NA can’t make a decision about broadcasting its sitting on Public TV.
6. First of all I should say that the solution is incomplete as there are corresponding items in the 28th article of the RA law “About Television and Radio”, too. So if there must be such a decision it would be better to prepare the issue beforehand to make complete solutions. Now a rather strange situation has been formed, when some items have been removed from the NA regulation but have remained in the RA law about “Television and Radio”. And if the Constitutional Court recognized those items anti-constitutional why it didn’t determine term for the amendments of laws according to the 68th article of the law “About CC”. I want to remind that CC this decision is connected with the constitutional amendments that are with the 27th article of the Constitution where there is a new item about Public TV and Radio. But I want to remind that it is determined in the transition items of the Constitution that the legislation must be correspond with the constitutional amendments during 2 years.
7. I think it is inadmissible when the NA doesn’t have an opportunity to inform its works to the public. Well, if the Public television doesn’t do it, it is much righter if those items are removed form the “NA regulation” but the problem is solved in other way. As there is no alternative, I think not right situation is formed on the occasion of the problem to represent complete information about NA.
8. Anyway, how this problem will be settled, will the NA negotiate with the Public TV Company?
9. First of all we should find money to negotiate with any TV Company for solving those problems. If there is an agreement, money must be paid for it.

Second, I think, it would be better to prepare the settlement beforehand then to make decisions. The NA representative produced the NA standpoint on February 16: the settlement of the problem must be prepared then to make such decisions, or if it hasn’t been done a term must be determined for the amendments of those items. This is the best solution, and I think that this problem becomes more sensitive in the pre-electoral period. Anyway, what should we do? I have invited the leaders of factions and groups to clarify the NA activities. On the other hand we should speak with the government and TV Companies to provide for the NA works’ elucidation radically,