ARAM KARAPETYAN’S MONEY BELONGS TO HIM

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[07:01 pm] 04 December, 2006

"I want to become an independent president", announced leader of "New
Times" party Aram Karapetyan in club "Urbat". By saying "independent"
he meant financial independence which he claims to have had so far.

Nevertheless, he wouldn’t mind financial support. But he did not accept
the support of any businessman named by the journalists. "There is
a working middle class, and if I manage to have power, I would like
that class to continue their work".

Aram Karapetyan who is famous for his pro-Russian policy referred to
Armenian-Russian relations too.

"Our national tragedy is that we have a police way of thinking: only
that is right what I need. A politician can say that the Russian are
our brothers after he gets a medal, but the next day he will say that
joining the NATO is our priority. Our approaches have to be sensible".

As for the murders of Armenians in Russia, the leader of "New Times"
thinks they are directed by the criminal world. "These murders have
only one aim: to deteriorate the Armenian-Russian relations. Who is
it profitable for? The Mafia which earns money and those powers which
want to alienate Armenia from Russia".