YEREVAN. – Armenia’s National Assembly (NA) Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan on Tuesday entered the Sessions’ Hall with flowers. The NA Staff employee, holding a large bouquet, was accompanying him, Hraparak daily reports. 

“Abrahamyan did not sit at his place, waited below, [and] everyone, holding its breath, was trying to understand what is happening.

[Ruling Republican Party] RPA MP Arpine Hovhannisyan stood out at the aisles, she headed down toward Hovik Abrahamyan from where she was sitting, [then NA Prosperous Armenia Party Faction Secretary] Naira Zohrabyan caught her on the stairs and kissed the RPA MP.

Everyone understood that it was Arpine’s birthday. Hovik Abrahamyan gave the flowers to her, congratulated her, sat at his place, and the session started,” Hraparak writes.