MP: Postanjyan contradicts herself with her question to Armenian President![]() June 23, 2011 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is not an authoritarian state, what is proved by the question of the member of parliament from Heritage opposition party, Zaruhi Postanjyan, addressed to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan who spoke at the plenary meeting of PACE in Strasbourg on June 22, according to Hrayr Karapetyan, the chairman of the Armenian standing parliamentary committee on defense, national security and internal affairs. “In an authoritarian state, an opposition representative would never be a member of PACE delegation,” Karapetyan told a press conference in Yerevan when commenting on Postanjyan’s question about Sargsyan’s voluntary resignation and announcement of extraordinary elections “since authoritarian regimes will be destroyed sooner of later”. “Postanjyan contradicts herself,” he said. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |