Parliament`s opposition factions invite foreign diplomats to closed  meeting

ArmInfo. The "Armenia" and "I Have Honor" opposition factions of the National Assembly of the 

Republic of Armenia   invited representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in the country to a closed meeting. Secretary of the "Armenia" faction Artsvik Minasyan told reporters on May 2.

According to him, ambassadors and representatives of international 

organizations from all those countries that finance reform programs 

in Armenia, aimed, among other things, at developing democracy, 

protecting human rights, ensuring the rule of law and forming a rule 

of law state, have been invited to the meeting.

As the parliamentarian noted, the meeting will specifically be held 

behind closed doors that there can be an open conversation. The 

opposition wants to get a clear answer to the question of whether the 

goal of foreign states and international organizations is to turn 

Armenia into a police state with all its manifestations: from 

political prisoners to the use of force against ordinary citizens.

"Why is such a meeting very important for us, especially now? Yes, 

because based on the results of our meetings with foreign partners, 

it seems that diplomats working in Armenia have practically no 

control over the situation, or, at a minimum, were under the 

influence of false information that representatives of the current 

government, with the help of their satellites, are trying to convey 

to international organizations," Artsvik Minasyan emphasized.

In turn, Tigran Abrahamyan, a representative of the "I Have Honor" 

faction, added that recently a number of international organizations 

in their reports indicate the use of violence against citizens of the 

country and political opponents. For this reason, the opposition 

wants to have a frank conversation in order to clarify the position 

of representatives of the diplomatic corps on the processes taking 

place in the country. In particular, the head of the EU mission in 

Armenia, the head of the Council of Europe office, the ambassadors of 

the USA, France, Germany, Great Britain and other countries were 

invited to the meeting.  As Abrahamyan noted, of course, The date of 

the meeting has not been specified yet, as there is a need to 

coordinate them. But in any case, it should be done as soon as 

possible.