ArmInfo. Tigran Karapetyan, a MP from the "My Step" faction lays down his parliamentary mandate. He announced this on his page in the social network Facebook. To note, Karapetyan comes from the Syunik region of Armenia, from the city of Goris.
The MP noted: "Dear residents of Syunik, I refuse the mandate of a MP of the National Assembly. You have given me a mandate even now, at your request I refuse the mandate. I still believe that we will have a strong military industry, and achieving this goal will be the meaning of my life. We have no right to despair. Syunik was and will be the core of Armenia>.
To note, protests have been held in Syunik recently in connection with the demarcation of borders with Azerbaijan.