Armenia: Pashinyan says parliament clash is "a despicable provocation"May 8, 2020 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister has described the scuffle in parliament on Friday, May 8 as "a despicable provocation". The National Assembly descended into chaos for a brief moment when lawmakers clashed as MPs Edmon Marukyan from the opposition Bright Armenia party and Sasun Mikayelyan from the ruling My Step bloc traded insults and clashed. Pashinyan said that his team is being morally and psychologically harassed, "consistently and continuously". Pashinyan raised the question of why Marukyan left the chamber and marched towards Mikayelyan, who in turn had left his seat. The PM said it is unclear that Mikayelyan was going to hit, and that he might have wanted to the hall. "I can't describe what happened here as anything else but "a despicable provocation". Especially after watching that video several times. I also condemn the fact that we were provoked. They want to distract us from our values every day," he said. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |