Ruling party MP: Robert Kocharyan should remain silent

ArmInfo.  Peace in Armenia belongs to the people, as stated by Artur Hovhannisyan, secretary of the ruling "Civil Contract" party, at a briefing in the  National Assembly on March 2. He was commenting on the assertion of  second President Robert Kocharyan that peace for the Armenian people  must be guaranteed by the international community.

According to Hovhannisyan, Robert Kocharyan has nothing in common  with the Armenian people.  Currently, peace has been established in  the country, which must be constantly strengthened. "We will continue  to do this together with our people. Robert Kocharyan can interpret  this as he pleases, because he has no organic or natural connection  to our people. This is evidenced by the path he has traveled, his  actions and decisions, and the events that occurred during his  presidency, including those of October 27, 1999, March 1, 2008, the  murder of Poghos Poghosyan, the election fraud, and the beatings of  people in the streets after each election. So Robert Kocharyan should  keep quiet and stay out of the spotlight," the ruling party MP  emphasized.

When asked  about the authorities' response to the families of  missing servicemen, who had demanded the publication of a report on  the 44-day war prepared by the National Assembly commission  investigating its circumstances the day before, Hovhannisyan noted  that there is ongoing communication  with the parents of the missing  servicemen. "We maintain regular contact with them I believe that in  this regard, we are doing everything possible to show our concern,"  Hovhannisyan stated.

As for the report itself, the parliamentarian noted that the question  of whether or not to publish the special report is strictly a legal  matter and cannot be decided based on political expediency. "The  decision to publish this report must be made solely within the  framework of legal procedures. Therefore, it cannot be published for  any political expediency," Hovhannisyan said.