A1 Plus | 17:25:41 | 05-04-2004 | Politics |

DASHNAKS SPEAKING ON POLITICAL SITUATION IN ARMENIA

Dashnaktsutyun, one of the ruling coalition parties, issued a statement on
Monday saying the opportunity to make amendments through consensus to the
Constitution and the Electoral Code could constitute favourable ground for
softening political situation in Armenia.

“The coalition should be guarantor of dialogue”, the party member Armen
Rustamyan cited the statement at a news conference.

Before issuing the statement, the party said tension run higher in the
republic and escalated into open confrontation.

Rejecting the idea of power handover, Rustamyan, at the same time, said it
would be better to comply with the opposition demand to conduct confidence
referendum in order not to aggravate the crisis.

Another Dashnak Levon Lazarian said the opposition uncompromising stance
can lead to serious shocks and the authorities must make their step.

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