Leader Of Hanrapetutyun Party Is Going To Consolidate Opposition Bef

LEADER OF HANRAPETUTYUN PARTY IS GOING TO CONSOLIDATE OPPOSITION BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Arminfo
2007-02-20 21:53:00

During his meetings with representatives of public and political
organizations and state structures of the United States the leader
of Hanrapetutyun party Aram Sargsyan presented the pre-electoral
situation in Armenia.

In an interview to Radio Liberty Sargsyan says that the American
side wanted to know about the situation in Armenia. They in the US
are well aware of the processes developing in Armenia. After his
meetings at the US State Department Sargsyan got convinced that this
time Washington will be more attentive to the process of elections.

Sargsyan says that the American experts have a high opinion about
the Armenian opposition. They said that the Armenian oppposition is
the best organized and most active opposition in the region. "At the
same time, our opposition needs consolidation and I will do my best
to consolidate it before the elections," says Sargsyan. He says that
Feb 20 he is going to meet with the leaders of the People’s party
and Heritage Stepan Demirtchyan and Raffi Hovannisian, Feb 21 – with
the leaders of National Democratic Union and Armenian Pan-National
Movement Vazgen Manukyan and Ararat Zurabyan.

Sargsyan says that the statements of some parties that they are
going to run alone are not final and he is going to discuss with them
the possibility of consolidation. "If we get together we will win,"
says Sargsyan.