GYUMRI. - Armenia's Gyumri City Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan released a statement regarding ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP Ashot Aghababyan's recent interviews. Armenian News-NEWS.am presents an extract from Ghukasyan's statement.

"I am really pity that there are people like Aghababyan in the Armenian nation. He had no right to enter the Parliament, and in general to be politician or to owe the nation's property - the Hrazdan stadium. It was you, the former canteen server, who was kneeling at my doors with your family members and expressing gratitude for helping you to become an MP? You will not gain honor by keeping a beard, I will do everything so that people see your real face without a beard. People like you spoil the party, the Parliament and the image of Armenian," Ghukasyan's statement reads.

The agency has earlier reported that the Gyumri Mayor and head of the RPA regional section Vardan Ghukasyan has resigned from the party office remaining the mayor. The head of the section will be appointed Sahak Minasyan. At the same time the RPA will support the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) MP Samvel Balasanyan’s candidacy in the Mayoral elections in Gyumri city.

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