THE ULP OPPOSES POLICY CONDUCTED BY COALITION

Azg/arm
20 Nov 04

The United Labor Party is no radical opposition and doesnâ~@~Yt accept
the policy conducted by the radical opposition. The ULP opposes the
policy of the coalition. At the same time, the party is very consistent
in its activities and will never give up its commitments. Thus, the
ULP has no oppositional attitude and status regarding RA President
Robert Kocharian, as in 2003, the party considered the program of
Robert Kocharian the closest to its ideas among the other candidates
in the presidential elections.

Criticizing the coalition, it will try to avert any slight violation
of the program, as in case Robert Kocharian fails to carry out its
program, the ULP will have to share responsibility for that. At
present, the ULP is studying the activities of the executive power
during 2004 and makes a final conclusion about the bill on “RA State
Budget in 2005.” This conclusion will be represented at the parliament
soon. Gourgen Arsenian, leader of the ULP faction, emphasized the
importance of managing the expenses and not the results. Thus, the
executive power should know the benefits gained from each allocation.

Arsenian promised to represent data concerning the activities of
all spheres in RA, i.e. they will point out concrete spheres where
resources were wasted.

Gourgen Arsenian, the guest of the National Press Club, answering the
questions of journalists, touched upon the discussion of important
issues with RA President in various formats. He said that they resemble
clashes of the views and they can be decisive very frequently. For
example, the fate of the law “On Higher and Post-Graduate Education”
was decided during the discussion with RA President, instead of being
considered at the Parliament.

Arsenian evaluated “the people suffering from revolutionary nonsense”
as “agents of the foreign special services” and emphasized that
at present, in Armenia the political power and the responsibility
the political parties share is growing. The aim of the process is to
maintain the political power and to secure its consistency by political
elections only. According to Gourgen Arsenian, the ULP doesnâ~@~Yt
strive for any executive power, including the post of RA President,
as it is carrying out the duty of the publicâ~@~Ys service. According
to the ULP, the most acceptable candidate for RA President will be
the person accepted by the people who carry the power.

According to him, the struggle for power carried out otherwise
resembles a childish way like “Let me play a bit,” that is a quite
dangerous phenomenon for Armenia.

By Nana Petrosian

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