National Assembly President Ruben Rubinyan has signed a directive approving the composition of the inquiry commission studying the crisis that has arisen in the church as a result of the activities of a number of clergymen of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church and the issues of the failure to fulfill the exclusive mission of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church in the spiritual life of the Armenian people, the development of its national culture and the preservation of national identity as a result thereof.
The commission is composed of deputies of the National Assembly’s “Civil Contract” faction.
Arman Yeghoyan has been elected chairman of the commission, and Eduard Aghajanyan, Taron Chakhoyan, Arpine Davoyan, Alkhas Ghazaryan, Tsovinar Vardanyan and Gor Arshakyan as members.
The opposition factions have announced that they will not take part in the work of the inquiry commission.
