- Lately, representatives of different political forces during the forum “For the Sake of Defendng Nagorno Karabakh” called upon not to yield “not a single inch of plot” to Azerbaijan. What is your position?

-Karabakh problem should be solved on the basis of compromises. Irrelevant extremity can result in serious damages to our country and nation. We are for the balanced approach. The priority is the problem of NK status, which is based on idea of freedom and nations’ self-determination.

- In your opinion for what reason did the fact-collecting mission of the OSCE Minsk group visit the liberated territories? The latter recorded that the liberated territories aren’t nearly populated. What do you think, is it good or bad?

-There is no any issue of good or bad, as the evaluation was appropriate with the records that the representatives of fact-collecting mission had done.

- Lately, you have established another council affiliated with RA NA Speaker, “Compatriot Union.” As many people evaluated, this step was connected with the remarks of the Prime-Minister Andranik Margaryan, that RA NA Speaker doesn’t have the right to establish such councils and you, in response to the announcements of the Prime-Minister and other figures of RPA faction, established a new council proving that, irrespective of their dissatisfactions, continue doing what was being done before. What would you say about it?

-First of all, the council hasn’t been established lately. That information doesn’t correspond with the reality, as it has been acting for more than one year and it has been established on the request of the same Compatriotic Unions. My aim was to keep away the Compatriotic Unions from political activity, because it can cause a serious damage to our country. As to the councils, I have already given enough clarifications on this issue. Councils are to realize advisory activity acting by public order and have a very important mission. Today, there are various problems in the spheres of invalids, refugees, small and medium enterprise and other spheres that need solution as soon as possible. We are obliged to help those people, what we are doing now. I think that NA should be open for the people, and the councils are unique tubes between the people and NA, that, according to RA Constitution, should ensure NA regular activity.

- Mr. Baghdasaryan, Galust Sahakyan, head of RPA faction, has had a serious accusation on you and “Rule of Law” faction, announcing that you, using the post of NA Speaker, have transformed NA “pre-election headquarters of “Rule of Law” faction”. It was followed by Andranik Margaryan’s assurance that it corresponds to the reality. My question may be sharp: Why have you transformed NA the pre-election headquarters of your party?

-Samvel Balasanyan, the head of “Rule of Law” faction, has already answered Galust Sahakyan. I have nothing to add.

- By the way, the same opinion has the member of the coalition ARF, Armen Roustamyan, on your announcement that the councils answer the citizens’ questions, was opposite, saying that the citizens’ applications received in NA should be handed to NA standing committees, for which they have been established. Aren’t those remarks well founded?

-Each application has its addressee. In this case, the applications are directed to me as NA Speaker, and their number has increased for several times and I think that I have to study them seriously and answer them. As to the applications directed to NA committees, the committees, according to the defined order, should answer them.

- Why “Rule of Law” faction was passive during the meeting with force institutions, when your MPs were protesting that the country has become “criminal” etc., about which serious statement of questions should be directed to the representatives of appropriate bodies?

-“Rule of Law” faction is very active in NA, it is visible for everyone and that is why they do not like us: many are not satisfied by their success, because sometimes people are satisfied not only by their success but the unsuccessfulness of others. The head of “Rule of Law” faction, Mher Shahgeldyan, Chairman of NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs organized the hearings and presented their active and of principle position. As the Chairman of the Committee is already from “Rule of Law” authority, the faction didn’t consider it necessary to make political the hearings from the viewpoint of “Rule of Law” faction, because, as I have already mentioned, there are many who disturb.

Lilit Seyranyan