Opposition NA factions insist on forming commission to deal with MP  Andranik Kocharyan`s conduct 

ArmInfo.  The opposition factions of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia With Honor  and Armenia have submitted to the agenda of the National Assembly a draft resolution on the creation of a commission on parliamentary ethics in connection with the behavior of the NA deputy Andranik Kocharyan.

Taguhi Tovmasyan, an MP from the I Have the Honor faction, who  presented the draft resolution at the plenary session of the National  Assembly on May 6, noted that the need to present the document arose  to study the behavior of the NA MP in the parliament corridor on  March 20, 2025. "MP Andranik Kocharyan, showing discriminatory  attitude on the basis of gender in the NA corridor on March 20, 2025,  insulted journalist Hripsime Jebejyan. He also showed disrespect  towards the journalist," Taguhi Tovmasyan noted, adding that similar  attitudes towards media representatives had been observed with the  participation of the said MP before, but none of these cases became  the subject of discussions in the RA NA committees.  Despite the fact  that the ruling faction agrees with Kocharyan's violation of ethical  norms, it nevertheless spoke out against the idea of creating a  temporary ethics committee. Tovmasyan noted that both factions  considered it necessary to create a temporary NA commission and issue  a conclusion in order to prevent such behavior in the future.

In turn, the NA member of parliament from the ruling Civil Contract  faction Alkhas Ghazaryan noted that she condemns the unethical  behavior of any deputy. She emphasized that a permanent ethics  committee will soon be created in parliament, which will deal with  such issues, and until then she proposed to refrain from the idea of  creating a temporary committee. Ghazaryan noted that the composition  of the permanent ethics committee will be formed on an equal basis.

Andranik Kocharyan insulted the head of the Tribune.am news service  Hripsime Jebejyan during a briefing in March of this year, demanding  that she step away from him and "wipe her lips." After this, the  opposition factions "Armenia" and "I have the honor" proposed  creating a committee on parliamentary ethics.

Earlier, over 100 journalists signed a letter demanding that the  prime minister study Kocharyan's behavior in connection with the  incident with Jebejyan.