Gagik Tsarukian, the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader, was conspicuously absent from the opening session of the new parliament on Thursday, a move that will fuel more talk of his discord with the country's political leadership.
Members of the BHK's parliamentary faction, the second largest in the National Assembly, clearly waited for Tsarukian before making their way into the main parliament auditorium and joining their colleagues from other parties. President Serzh Sarkisian opened the parliament session with a speech.
Senior BHK lawmakers denied any political motives behind the no-show, saying that the tycoon is imply busy with other engagements. "Because of being busy with some work Gagik Tsarukian did not take part in today's session," one of them, Naira Zohrabian, told RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am). "But rest assured that Gagik Tsarukian will definitely take part in further sessions."
Armenian News
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