Monday, August 27 2018 16:27

ArmInfo. The meeting between President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ara Babloyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took place on August 27, the press service of the National Assembly of Armenia informs.

According to the source, the speaker came up with the initiative of the meeting earlier in his statement on the internal political situation in the country. During the meeting the sides, in particular, recorded that every citizen of Armenia, regardless of his/her political views, has the right to freedom of speech and dissenting opinion. "In the country of independent courts, the exercise of justice is a priority task, and therefore, the balance between the judicial system, the legislative and executive powers should not be disturbed in any way." The justice system of Armenia has not come to the end of tether in the matter of ensuring justice, however, if the sides consider that there is a need for "transitional justice", then it must be implemented through amendments in the Constitution and in the legislative framework. At the same time it should not harm justice, the press service of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia informs.

According to the government program, which was approved by the National Assembly of Armenia on June 7, early parliamentary elections should be held within a year. At the same time, the use referendum institution can be the most democratic, since the Constitution subject to change was adopted by referendum. However, any decision in this matter should be taken as a result of broad public and political discussions.

To note on August 20, after the rally on which Prime Minister Pashinyan summed up the results of the 100 days of government's works, President of National Assembly made a statement related to the domestic situation in the country. The President noted that the regular social-political life of the country, the legal - constitutional relations of the state power bodies and the public solidarity are endangered.  At the same time Babloyan noted that he sees dangerous tendencies of dividing the society into mutually exclusive groups of supporters of revolution and counterrevolution, as well as the deepening of intolerance. The Head of the Parliament also stated that there were dangerous messages in Prime Minister Pashinyan's speech both to the Constitutional Order of the Republic of Armenia and the fundaments of statehood, which directly contradict the international commitments assumed by the Republic of Armenia aiming at building democratic state. Babloyan also considers that under the thesis of "transitional justice" an anti-legal hint of giving the retroactive effect to the laws was presented. At the same time the possibility of carrying out constitutional amendments in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and the threat of ensuring the desirable outcome in any way is an obvious pressure and compulsion towards the legislative power by the Head of the executive body, Babloyan stated in his statement. In turn Prime Minister Pashinyan stated that there is no pressure and expressed readiness to meet with Babloyan.