THERE ARE NO DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARMENIA AND
"PROSPEROUS ARMENIA" PARTY, SPOKESMAN FOR ARMENIAN PRESIDENT SAYS

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. "There are no disagreements among
representatives of the authorities, and the Republican Party of
Armenia and the "Prosperous Armenia" Party". Spokesman for the
Armenian President Victor Soghomonian stated this in an interview to
the newspaper "Hayots Ashkharh" ("Armenian World"). He denied the
rumors about disagreements between the president Robert Kocharian and
the defence minister, chairman of the RPA Board Serge Sargsian.

The Armenian president is not a member of any political party. Members
of the "Prosperous Armenia" Party’s (PAP) political board elected at
the PAP special congress on February 15 denied the rumors that Robert
Kocharian is the author of the idea of creating the "Prosperous
Armenia" Party.

To recap, representtaives of both RPA and PAP have repeatedly stated
that they have chances to receive many votes at the parliamentary
elections to be herd on May 12.