MPs got into a fight in the Armenian Parliament over the issue of the Armenian Genocide

A fight broke out in the Armenian parliament between deputies of the ruling Civil Contract faction and the opposition Armenia after one of the parliamentarians proposed criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide at an April 22 meeting.

Before the scuffle began, Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan made critical remarks about the opposition from the Dashnaktsutyun party, part of the Armenia faction. The proposal to submit a bill on the introduction of criminal liability came from the representative of the party Artsvik Minasyan.

After that, the speaker announced a 20-minute break. Currently, the deputies have already continued their work in a calm atmosphere.

In March, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed the position of the country's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the Newspaper said.Ru». In an interview with the Public Radio of Armenia, the politician stated that the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide is not the current foreign policy priority of the parliament.

Changing their orientation: why Armenia joined the European Union

Yerevan is preparing to adopt a law on EU accession

On April 4, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturian signed a law passed earlier by parliament on the beginning of the republic's accession process to the European Union (EU). The Sputnik Armenia agency clarified that the law implies the beginning of the process of preparation for Armenia's accession to the EU.

Prior to that, on March 26, the Armenian parliament adopted in the second and final reading a bill on the beginning of the country's accession process to the European Union. 64 deputies voted for the adoption of the document, seven opposed it.