Deputy of the My Step faction Andranik Kocharyan is my friend. If he has made such a statement, I apologize on his behalf. This is what deputy of the My Step faction of the National Assembly of Armenia Sasun Mikayelyan told journalists today, responding to Andranik Kocharyan’s remark about former justice minister Arpine Hovhannisyan.

In one of his interviews, Andranik Kocharyan made an offensive remark about Arpine Hovhannisyan that became a topic for heated discussion.