Gayane Abrahamyan on her decision to lay down her lawmaker`s mandate:  The most important thing for me is to stick to my principles

ArmInfo. MP from the "My Step" faction Gayane Abrahamyan, who today announced her intention to lay down her lawmaker's mandate, explained the reasons for her leaving on  her Facebook page.

The MP, in particular, noted that this decision was given to her with  difficulty, but the principles are more important for  her. "I  understood that by receiving the lawmaker's mandate, I was taking on  a huge responsibility. But, I considered the lawmaker's mandate as a  means to solve problems and implement the large-scale reforms  announced by us, otherwise the powers and status will become an end  in itself, which is unacceptable for me, "Abrahamyan noted.

She emphasized that she was never afraid of responsibility, and when  receiving the lawmaker's mandate, she realized that political  decisions would be made that would be difficult for her to come to  terms with.  "However, we all, in the course of our activities, draw  a red line, crossing which it will become obvious that status is an  end, not a means. For years,  I fought as a journalist to establish  justice and the rule of law in our country, and as a MP, these  factors were my priority," the MP  noted.

Abrahamyan stated that during her 20 months of work as a MP, she and  other MPs have passed a difficult and very important path. According  to her, in the course of her activities, she defended the rights of  citizens who lost their property from Northern Avenue, fought for the  protection of the rights of women and children, and for creating  conditions for solving the problems of citizens of the country.

"As the head of the Armenian delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary  Assembly, and as the head of the Armenia-Czech Republic friendship  group, I did my best to develop inter-parliamentary relations with  the EU countries in both bilateral and multilateral formats. I forged  new contacts, representing the state interests of Armenia and the  problems of Artsakh through numerous diplomatic channels. In this  area, I have achieved success, "the MP noted.  In conclusion,  Abrahamyan thanked the citizens of the country for their votes and  for their trust. She noted that she is convinced that the velvet  non-violent revolution is one of the significant pages in the history  of Armenia.

To note, earlier, two MPs from the "My Step" faction, Arsen  Julfalakyan and Armen Pambukhchyan, resigned. Olympic medalist,  wrestler, Julfalakyan said that he was leaving because of  contradictions with the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and  Sports Arayik Harutyunyan, and Pambukhchyan said that he intends to  move to work in the executive branch.