H. Sahakyan: “Republicans work all year round”
The Hayeli (Mirror) Club today hosted Republican MP Hovhannes Sahakyan and Armenian National Congress member Vladimir Karapetyan who debated on Armenia's political domain and upcoming elections.
Hovhannes Sahakyan noted that unlike other parties they are not preparing for elections. "Republicans work all year round and they need to feast from time to time," he said.
Vladimir Karapetyan said that during the past three years the Republican failed to fulfill its pledges given during the pre-election campaign. Armenia has seen deepening poverty, budget reduction and numerous instances of human rights violations in these years.
"The Armenian National Congress continues its struggle for pre-term elections," announced Karapetyan.
"You can consider that your efforts failed again," responded Hovhannes Sahakyan saying that the Republican had fulfilled its obligations.
Vladimir Karapetian recalled the unsolved murders of March 1, the existence of political prisoners and the rejection of opposition rallies at Liberty Square.
The Republican MP admitted that March 1 is one of the painful pages of our history but denied the existence of political prisoners. Then, he suggested that the opposition choose another venue for its rallies.
