Respect Leads to Respect: Vahagn Aleksanyan

The incident has been resolved, but if what you say is that we can be insulted and we should continue to remain polite even when we are insulted, no, we will not continue to remain polite when we are insulted. This was stated by Vahagn Aleksanyan, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, during a parliamentary press briefing, addressing a journalist's remark about whether he excludes the possibility of deviating from the civility agenda proposed by NA President Ruben Rubinyan, as was the case in the 8th convocation of the parliament, and whether discussions might turn to the use of force.

“If what you’re saying is that we should continue to be humble and polite when we are hit, I say that if they show us respect, they will receive tenfold more respect, and if they display disrespect towards us, they will receive much more disrespect in return. It seems to me that this is a very simple rule that is extremely easy to adhere to, and the conditions are clearer than ever,” he noted.

It is worth reminding that the day before, the deputies elected another deputy speaker of the National Assembly through a closed and secret ballot. The discussion of the issue was tense, with deputies often deviating from the agenda and even making insulting remarks toward each other.