ARMENIA COMMITTEE HAS SEVERAL DAYS OF LIFE

Lragir/am
20 March 06

The opposition alliance 17+1 met on March 20 at the Congress Hotel
of Yerevan for the first time in 2006. The main political forces
of Armenia – the National Democratic Union, the Liberal Progressive
Party of Armenia, Nor Zhamanakner, Hayrenik yev Pativ, Hanrapetutyun –
participated in the rally that lasted for an hour and a half.

After the meeting the leader of the Nor Zhamanakner Party Aram
Karapetyan told our reporter that the main problem is to form a
committee “Hayastan” or a civic action group.

“Seriousness is in two things: is there external influence and
financial means? Even if, God forbid, joint work fails, it will not
be a tragedy. Certain people will start a series of certain actions,
and finally a body will form by all means. It is important that 17+1
is safe and sound.” There are two ways.

Either the political parties form the coordinating body or, if not,
there is a proposal to form the committee by a civil movement.”

The leader of the Hayrenik yev Pativ Party Garnik Margaryan also thinks
that if there is not a visible process, it does not mean that nothing
is being done. A number of questions were solved in daily meetings. “I
am hopeful that the civil movement will form, and the movement will
begin. It is a matter of days, and there are all the preconditions.”