Prosperous Armenia’s MP rebuffs inactivity claims![]() April 17, 2012 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the Prosperous Armenia party, MP Tigran Stepanyan is again running for the parliament in the 16th constituency. Zhoghovurd paper asked the candidate how many times he took the floor in the National Assembly, and what issues he has voiced in the parliament. To this, Stepanyan replied that he never spoke in the parliament and never asked to be given the floor. He noted that a deputy's work is not limited to speeches in the National Assembly. Stepanyan said he has come up with many legislative initiatives, as well as constantly participated in the meetings of the parliamentary standing committee on defense, national security and internal affairs. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |