YEREVAN. – The offshore scandal involving Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan was one of the key issues discussed during the Wednesday debate in parliament.

The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc offered to set up a commission to discuss media reports about an offshore company registered in the name of Tigran Sargsyan.

In response to PM’s claims that the reports are spread to discredit him, head of ANC faction Levon Zurabyan asked to explain how $350,000 could appear on the account of a “fake company.”

However, PM did not accept the offer, noting that setting up a commission will prevent lawmakers from discussing other important issues.

An article telling about an offshore company set up by PM Tigran Sargsyan, Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan and others has recently appeared in media. Premier Sargsyan has already filed a petition to the prosecutor’s office.