Nikol Pashinyan: Ara Babloyan was invited to Sardarapat, there was a  deplorable misunderstanding

ArmInfo. Ara Babloyan was invited to the events in honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the First Republic, but there was a deplorable misunderstanding. This was  in conversation with journalists on May 29, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said, commenting on the situation with the fact that the Speaker of the National Assembly Ara Babloyan was not invited to the festive events in Sardarapat in honor of the 100th anniversary of  the First Republic.

"In connection with the transitional period in the country, there was  a deplorable misunderstanding, I understand that there is a tradition  in Armenia to discuss and resolve all issues at the level of the  Prime Minister. And now, when the Prime Minister does not consider it  necessary to delve into all the details.  The system still operates  by inertia," Pashinyan said. The Prime Minister also assured that in  their activities there will be no elements of pettiness. "In general,  in connection with yesterday's festive events, there are some  problems, including some unacceptable episodes, which I'm sure will  soon be eliminated, be sure that there will not be petty elements in  our activity," concluded Pashinyan.

Yesterday, May 28, during the festive events timed to the 100th  anniversary of the First Republic in Sardarapat, there was no Speaker  of the Armenian Parliament Ara Babloyan. As the deputy head of the  National Assembly's Apparatus Arsen Babayan said, the whole matter is  that Ara Babloyan was not invited to the events as the chairman of  the National Assembly. Ara Babloyan was invited to these events among  the 3 MPs from the Republican Party. "NA Speaker Ara Babloyan  believes that a separate branch of power - legislative - shows an  unequal attitude," concluded Babayan.