Rustam Badasyan Invites Various Professionals to Lunch – What’s the Reason?

According to information from the newspaper 'Johovourd', representatives of the government, particularly Armenia's Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan, have recently been meeting with various professionals in the field and urging them to speak only positively about the Istanbul Convention.

Our sources indicate that Badasyan has been inviting such individuals to lunch over the past few days in an effort to persuade them. Furthermore, it is reported that the minister encourages his interlocutors to describe the convention in only favorable terms to the officials and parliament members in their circle, who will be voting on the draft in parliament.

'Johovourd' newspaper attempted to clarify information regarding the minister's meetings from the Press and Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Justice, but they denied such information, noting that there is no such activity occurring.

For more details, refer to the current issue of the newspaper.