OSKANIAN CAGEY ABOUT CONTESTING NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Armenpress
YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS: Foreign minister Vartan Oskanian was
cagey today when asked whether he might decide to contest the 2008
presidential election, but said he was determined to have his input
in building a stronger Armenia, help it develop economically and
politically.
"I feel I am still able to contribute to Armenia’s advance, but I
can not say what way it may be reflected. I did not even think about
it," Oskanian said to a news conference today. The minister said his
priorities were now efforts for resolution of the ongoing Karabakh
conflict, organization of the third Armenia-Diaspora Conference,
slated for late September and foreign policy affairs.
Oskanian said he did not either think about joining a political
party and received no invitations from any. Oskanian said the main
objective now is to define the national policy for the next decade
and see which of political forces is able to ensure the continuity
of the state’s policy.
Asked what Armenia can do to counter the commissioning of
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyahn oil pipeline that will bring huge profits to
Azerbaijan and Georgia, Oskanian said Armenians must rely on domestic,
Diaspora and international resources.