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| 20:33:16 | 26-05-2005 | Politics |

UNSIGNED STATEMENT

Member-parties of the Interparty Consultant Body (ICB) made a statement,
which says in part that the country has reached a political deadlock, there
are no prospects of development and political changed via democratic
elections became impossible.

The ICB state the amending the principal law of the republic – the
Constitution- on the initiative of a illegal President and the National
assembly pursues one objective only – to hold the power as long as possible.
The parties noted that they refuse to take part in the discussions on the
constitutional reforms but are ready to press for change of power with the
active assistance from outside and support of the people.

No party signed the document, which will be put to vote and discussed in
future.

DISCUSSIONS HELD

Today 11 parties participated in the recurrent meeting of the interparty
consultant body (ICB) presided by chairman of the National Democratic Union
Vazgen Manukyan.

Democratic Fatherland party presented a project according to which the ICB
member are to submit a package of the most urgent issues. Paruyr Hayrikyan
introduced his package, according to which by the ICB is expected to give
preliminary assessment to the package of constitutional reforms presented by
the coalition and adopted in the first reading. Chairman of Human Rights and
Democracy Ruben Torosyan in his turn proposed not to take part in the
discussions of the constitutional reforms.