A standing committee of the Armenian parliament rejected the opposition Yelk alliance’s calls for a parliamentary inquiry into consequences of Armenia’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Representatives of the pro-Western bloc proposed earlier this month the creation of the ad hoc commission after the pro-government majority in the National Assembly objected to its draft parliamentary declaration saying that the Armenian authorities must embark on a “process” of invalidating their accession treaty with the EEU.
The proposed declaration says that EEU membership has hurt the country’s economy and security. Yelk’s leaders decided to postpone parliamentary discussions on the document for now and focus instead on the idea of setting up the commission, Azatutyun.am reported.
Despite the negative verdict of the committee, Yelk is allowed by the National Assembly statutes to initiate a 90-minute debate on the issue on the parliament floor. Yelk leader Edmon Marukian said that the bloc will force such a debate.
