“I am sorry that there is a field that may suffer due to Zaruhi’s absence in the composition of the PACE Armenian delegation. Zaruhi was really conducting this field unsurpassed,” said head of ARF faction, member of the PACE Armenian delegation Armen Rustamyan, today, at the parliament, in the interview with the journalists. To remind you that, today, according to the new procedure of formation of international delegations approved by the Speaker of the National Assembly, “Heritage” was left out from the composition of the PACE Armenian delegation. Rule of Law is going to replace in the staff of the delegation.
To the question of Aravot.am as to what particular field the matter is about, Armen Rustamyan said that the Armenian delegation has a problem to come up with statements in the PACE, making recommendations for the adoption of different resolutions, which assumes conducting a petition, “The petition is not easy to conduct in the Council of Europe, especially when it is necessary for the issues of our national interests. In such cases, Zaruhi, indeed, is working better than others. During such cases, you should also work with other MPs, who have not worked with us on friendly relations.”
To the next question of Aravot.am whether any MP can replace Zaruhi Postanjyan, Armen Rustamyan said that so far there has not been any. As to what will happen in the future, he does not know, “Tomorrow, everyone may be activated and the petition may reach 80-90 percent, to which I very much doubt, but who knows what will happen tomorrow.” Armen Rustamyan said that the changes mainly took place in the composition of PACE Armenian delegation. Based on the operating regulations, the Speaker of the National Assembly restructured the delegations. This process resulted in a significant change in the PACE delegation. As far as review of all delegations is made, it would be unfair if in the result of distribution of these delegations, “Heritage” would suffer. He said that the right to formation of a delegation is entitled to the Speaker of the National Assembly.
The Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly defines that the delegation is formed by the Speaker of the National Assembly in consultation with the parties. Consultation is a format not having any opportunity to influence on the decision decisively, and it presumes that ultimately the Speaker of the National Assembly decides. PACE legislation enables for the Speaker of the National Assembly to form delegation.
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