ARKA News Agency
April 19 2005
NKR President leave for Yerevan
Armenia’s political forces should get ready for presidential election
“without fits”: Serge Sargsyan
Armenian press too free: Serge Sargsyan
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NKR PRESIDENT LEAVE FOR YEREVAN
YEREVAN, April 19. /ARKA/. President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
(NKR) Arkady Ghukasyan has left for Yerevan to take part in the
arrangements on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. The NKR presidential press service
reports that Arkady Ghukasyan is expected to speak at an
international conference “Grave crimes, topical challenges, human
rights and genocide.” P.T. -0–
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ARMENIA’S POLITICAL FORCES SHOULD GET READY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
“WITHOUT FITS”: SERGE SARGSYAN
YEREVAN, April 19. /ARKA/. /RA Minister of Defense Serge Sargsyan
urged Armenia’s political forces to get ready for the next
presidential election “without fits.” He advised them not to
“privatize the institution of presidency.” He added that all those
wishing can take part in the elections. Sargsyan did not specify
whether he himself will participate in the presidential election. He
stated that “quite three years are left, and no haste should be
displayed.”
As regards the successor of the incumbent President, Sargsyan said
that Robert Kocharyan can give the best answer to this question. “If
the preparation of a successor seems a physical process to you, you
are mistaken. That is, when the preparation of a successor is in
question, it does not mean that the President orders anybody to study
English. It is a matter of choice,” Sargsyan said. He added that he
does not take part in making decisions on some problems. P.T. -0–
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ARMENIAN PRESS TOO FREE: SERGE SARGSYAN
YEREVAN, April 19. /ARKA/. Armenian press is too free, RA Minister of
Defense Serge Sargsyan told reporters. According to him, the
country’s officials are not in equal conditions with the press, as
they cannot take any measures, even those stipulated by the law, to
defend themselves from libels. “No matter what is the trial result,
talks about pressure and imposed decision will take place,” Sargsyan
said. P.T. -0–
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