Substitute
M.P.
With Honor
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
AM - 0095 - Yerevan
Armenia
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
, 2025
, 2024
, 2023
, 2022
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
24/04/2026 | 10:23:08 Honourable Chair, Dear colleagues, I will speak today about genocides. With the deepest respect for all victims of such crimes, I will focus on Armenians, as today, 24 April, marks its 111th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire. And because the people of Armenia delegated me to do so. I am not the first, and certainly will not be the last, member of parliament to speak about the Armenian genocide in this Chamber. Some of you may feel that this topic has been raised too... 30/01/2026 | 10:28:54 Thank you, honourable Chair. [Pause] It is awkward to hear silence when you are waiting for someone to speak, isn’t it? Now, you feel the same way we Armenians do about the reaction of the international community about the things happening in my country. Mr Nikol PASHINYAN is attacking the Armenian Apostolic Church. Attacking by words and by force. Silence. Four archbishops have been under arrest for more than six months. Silence. A well-known philanthropist declares his support for the... 03/10/2025 | 12:14:50 Thank you. Honourable Chair, Dear colleagues, I'm going to speak about Armenian hostages in Baku. Today is the last day of this session and all of us are anxiously awaiting our return home and the moment we can see our loved ones. I'm sure all of you have texted and called them many times to see how are they doing. Because we love them and we care about them. Imagine if you couldn't do so. Unbelievable, huh? But the relatives of the Armenian hostages kept in Azerbaijani prisons are deprived... 03/10/2025 | 11:36:03 Honourable Chair, Dear colleagues, I want to thank the rapporteur for addressing this important issue and for mentioning the case of the member of our delegation Mr Armen GEVORGYAN. Travel restrictions for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) members imposed by the member states are unacceptable. This goes against the very nature of our institution. But how have we got here? I will try to answer this question. We got here because at some point the guardians of democracy... 30/09/2025 | 18:37:31 Honourable Chair, dear colleagues, I want to speak about some more facts that show the pattern of behaviour of the Hungarian authorities. You all know that Armenian Army lieutenant Gurgen MARGARYAN was murdered with an axe while asleep by an Azerbaijani participant during a NATO event in Hungary back in 2004. In 2012, he was extradited to Azerbaijan, where he was pardoned, promoted and given an apartment. The reaction of the Secretary General of this Council of Europe was, and I quote...
13/02/2026 | Doc. 16342 | Motion for a resolution Protecting lakes as natural and cultural heritage and as a strategic resource for people in the face of the triple planetary crisis 04/05/2023 | Doc. 15764 | Written declaration Azerbaijan must open the Lachin Corridor 14/02/2023 | Doc. 15640 | Written declaration Condemnation of aggression by Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia 26/01/2023 | Doc. 15693 | Motion for a resolution Ensuring Azerbaijan’s accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law and its statutory obligations 18/10/2022 | Doc. 15640 | Written declaration Condemnation of aggression by Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia
03/10/2025 | Doc. 16252, vote on the draft text for resolution Ensuring Parliamentary Assembly members can travel freely to carry out their work 26/01/2023 | Doc. 15682, vote on the draft text for resolution The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (January-December 2022) 24/06/2022 | Doc. 15542, vote on the draft text for resolution Fighting vaccine-preventable diseases through quality services and anti-vaccine myth-busting 27/01/2022 | Doc. 15432, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Armenia