ROBERT KOCHARIAN: “NO REVOLUTION THREATENS ARMENIA”

YEREVAN, APRIL 12, NOYAN TAPAN. “The power shift in all of the 3
countries – Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrghyzstan, has much in common, none
of which coincides with the political and economic situation in
Armenia, which won’t let the rumours about revolution spread for a
long time realize in the nearest future,” RA President Robert
Kocharian declared during his April 11 meeting with economics faculty
students of Yerevan State University. In R.Kocharian’s opinion, in all
of the 3 above-mentioned countries the revolutions were carried out in
the period of elections, all of the 3 countries had weak authorities,
a change of generations took place, high-ranking officials who
formerly worked in power structures came to power in these countries.

None of these 4 communities, in RA President’s opinion, threatens
Armenia as we have strong authorities in the country, change of
generations took place twice in Armenia: in 1991 and 1998, there are
no former officials relieved of their posts among the Armenian
opposition and, at last, the nearest elections will be held in two
years in Armenia. The Armenian President called on the opposition “not
to have complexes” that they are weak and failed to do what they
planned: “They failed as the country and authorities are better.”