GEORGIAN REVOLT TO INSPIRE ARMENIAN OPPOSITION, PARTY LEADER SAYS

Mediamax news agency
22 Jun 04

YEREVAN

The change of the authorities which took place in Georgia in November
2003 must be an example for the Armenian opposition’s future actions,
a member of the political council of the opposition Republic
(Anrapetutyun) Party and ex-prime minister, Aram Sarkisyan, said in
Yerevan today.

He said that summer will be the time for the Armenian opposition to
get seriously organized. Aram Sarkisyan described as a mistake the
fact that “the opposition has failed to introduce its leader to
society, as this happened in Georgia”.

The ex-prime minister expressed confidence that the change of the
authorities would definitely take place in Armenia. “Our people will
not tolerate the establishment of dictatorship as it happened in
Turkmenistan,” he said.