The “Zhoghovurd” daily writes:
“The “Zhoghovurd” daily wrote in its February 5 issue that NA Speaker Alen Simonyan himself, along with 12 people, had sent a business trip to Luxembourg, then to Belgium, and had taken only 2 deputies with him. The other members of the delegation were representatives of the NA Speaker's office. The NA Speaker's teammates were particularly offended by the wording "ironing advisor Ashkhen Hayrapetyan", in this publication, regarding which we had to send a separate inquiry.
"What specific function does Ashkhen Hayrapetyan, who accompanies Alen Simonyan on almost all business trips, perform? Please provide how many pieces of advice has Ashkhen Hayrapetyan given to Alen Simonyan as an advisor to date, what were they, and how has the NA Speaker applied those pieces of advice (provide a complete list).
The CP deputies told the Zhoghovurd daily that Ashkhen Hayrapetyan deals with the ironing of Alen Simonyan's clothes and the dust on the shoulders of his suit. He has recently acquired new equipment to clean the dust on the shoulders." To these simple questions, which assumed clear answers and clarifications, Movses Harutyunyan, the press secretary of the RA NA Speaker, replied: "Ashken Hayrapetyan is carrying out the instructions of the NA Speaker and the functions corresponding to his position." The remaining questions, the standard of good faith, Alen Simonyan, through his spokesman, considered "a question not provided for by the RA Law on Freedom of Information."
Although it would be good if the NA Speaker, a lawyer, knew that in addition to making his former assistant an advisor (most likely to receive a high salary), he is obliged to answer what functions even that discretionary official performs, apart from everyday issues. Of course, it is difficult to imagine"What advice does Ashkhen Hayrapetyan give to Alen Simonyan, but this unanswered questionnaire was already the answer to many questions."
