ARAM SARGSYAN DOES NOT LOSE HOPE

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| 18:53:54 | 07-09-2005 | Politics |

Today the head of the Republican Party Aram Sargsyan and the member
of the council Smbat Ayvazyan participated in the session of the
Justice bloc.

Naturally, the journalists were interested in the problems inside the
Republican party. “My brother and I have passed a long way together
with Albert Bazeyan and I will not comment on his person”, said Aram
Sargsyan. He also claimed that the major concern of the Republican
Party is to free the country from the present authorities, “And all
the political organizations and parties which are for changes are
our friends”, he informed.

As for the talks that 75% of the regional structures and 50% of the
preliminary structures of the party will leave it, Mr. Sargsyan, “The
figures are far from the reality. Mr. Bazeyan had very good reputation
in the party and it is natural that there will be people who will
like to follow his example. But the figures are strongly exaggerated”.

Asked the question if he saw the finger of the authorities in what
happened to the party, Mr. Sargsyan said, “The splitting of parties
is not a new thing in Armenia. We are not the first not the last. We
must not make a tragedy out of it and we must not engage in gossip”.

As for the opposition returning to the Parliament, Aram Sargsyan said,
“I will not go to the National Assembly. I have announced that I will
go there only when the issue of non-confidence to Robert Kocharyan
will be discussed. Our party is unanimously for revolution. And
believe me, we will announce about it during the referendum”.

The referendum will take place at the end of September or at
the beginning of October. By the way, at the end when one of the
journalists asked Aram Sargsyan if the party has weakened as a result
of Albert Bazeyan’s and Vagharshak Haroutyunyan’s leaving, Sargsyan
said, “Well, of course it has”.