PPA GETS INFORMATION ABOUT GATHERING OF OPPOSITION CALLED BY "NOR ZHAMANAKNER" PARTY FROM PRESS
Noyan Tapan
Feb 15 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. A general gathering of the opposing
political forces took place on February 13 on the initiative of the
"Nor Zhamanakner" (New Times) party. The issue of participation in
the parliamentary elections according to a joint proportional list
was discussed during the gathering. Affirming the fact of holding
such a gathering in the interveiw to the Noyan Tapan correspondent,
Emanuel Margarian, the Press Secretary of the "Nor Zhamanakner"
party did not present details. He mentioned that party head Aram
Karapetian still refuses to make public any information concerning
the opposition’s recent gathering. They did not comment also upon the
circumstance that, according to the publications of the press, OYP,
"Hanrapetutiun" (Republic), "Zharangutiun" (Heritage) and a number
of other opposing parties did not participate in the gathering.
As Ruzan Khachatrian, the PPA Press Secretary informed Noyan Tapan,
they did not get any invitation to take part in such a gathering. She
also mentioned that the PPA cooperates with the "Nor Zhamanakner"
party within the framework of the anti-criminal movement, and the two
parties’ heads always maintain relations but the PPA got information
about the mentioned gathering from press.