ArmInfo.We have no right to conduct dividing lines. The main lesson that we must learn from our century-old history of parliamentarism is the need to create conditions that unite the efforts of social forces, the President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ara Babloyan stated during the jubilee event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Armenian parliament. "I am convinced that the best political platform for discussing ideas and thoughts is the Parliament of the Republic of Armenia. Therefore, we must gather here, carefully weigh everything and solve the emerging problems by consensus, as it is done in the civilized world, "he said. Ara Babloyan compared the recent political processes and the current developments, noting: "In April-May 2018, the Armenian people and the Armenian authorities once again demonstrated to the world that they are examples of tolerance and showed the desire of all political forces to resolve the issues without shocks. Against the backdrop of peace processes, then the incumbent prime minister resigned, and the parliament elected a new prime minister, approved the government's program. But in recent weeks the internal political life of Armenia is again troubling, and, unfortunately, a series of upheavals gradually leads to the polarization of society. "
The NA Speaker also assessed the role of the country's parliament in the Karabakh movement in 1988, when the Supreme Council of the 11th convocation entered into an open confrontation with the authorities of the USSR. Babloyan wished new successes and achievements in the further strengthening of parliamentary democracy in Armenia and Artsakh.