YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, ARMENPRESS. During today’s parliamentary hearings on the March 1, 2008 events, lawmakers paid tribute to the victims of the unrest with a moment of silence.

Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan, leader of the Yelk faction, initiated the tribute.

“I propose to pay tribute to the memory of the victims with a moment of silence”, Pashinyan said after mentioning the names of the victims.

English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan