ACCORDING TO SOME RUMOURS, ARTUR AGHABEKIAN’S CANDIDATURE TO BE PUT FORWARD AT NKR PRESIDENT’S ELECTIONS

Noyan Tapan
Feb 28 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Lieutenant General Artur Aghabekian,
the former RA Deputy Minister of Defence (born in Karabakh) will be the
main pretender for the president’s post at the president’s elections
to take place in the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. According to the
"Aravot" (morning) daily, such an agreement was reached at the February
26 meeting of RA President Robert Kocharian and ARF Bureau members.

To recap, R.Kocharian signed A.Aghabekian’s appeal on resignation
from the post of the Deputy Minister of Defence on February 23. The
former Deputy Minister expressed intention to participate with the
ARF proportional list in the RA National Assembly elections to take
place on May 12.