Prosperous Armenia faction lawmaker joins initiative against adoption of Istanbul Convention

A protest action is taking place currently in front of the National Assembly building against Istanbul Convention.

The action has been organized by the Kamk (Wish) social initiative which has also conducted a petition against it.

Prosperous Armenia party lawmaker Gevorg Petrosyan joined the petition saying that the Istanbul Convention contradicts Armenia’s Constitution and system of values.

He stressed that Armenia has legislation envisaging punishment for the domestic violence and there is no need to bring such convention citing the necessity of punishing domestic violence.

“This is aimed not at preventing the violence but injecting other traditions to Armenia and the PAP is against it,” Petrosyan told the reporters, voicing hope that the faction’s partners will join the initiative too.

As to the position of the head of the faction Gagik Tsarukyan, Petrosyan said Tsarukyan has spoken against the convention and is of the same opinion that it does not correspond to our national values and ideas.

Today the convention will be discussed at the NA’s State-Legal, Foreign Relations and Human Rights Protection and Public Affairs Standing Committee.