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[02:54 pm] 17 April, 2007

Vahram Baghdasaryan, secretary of NA "Deputy" faction advises to follow
his preaching and make sure that he makes no similar announcements
other political figures do.

Vahram Baghdasaryan is nominated for the election station # 30 in
Vanadzor. Not once has he mentioned about this nomination. In answer
to the question why he has been nominated in this very station, he
responded, ‘ Over 60% of my electors are voting in this area. Besides,
this is the center of the city where the intellectuals live. There are
so many post-election interesting comments in Vanadzor: some people
say that they would become deputies if nominated, and the like. Hence,
the post of deputy has become very modern.’

Mr. Baghdasaryan does not reject that there are social and economical
problems in the country, but he wants such a situation in which ‘a
politician deals only with politics’ and that adequate structures
should solve certain issues. This is true especially for marz
residents: 90-95 % of peasants are more anxious about earning their
living rather than political issues. In this respect, he has adopted
the following slogan,’ Together with people, equally perceived not
more or less.’

‘I have been in the sphere of politics for 15 years, I have been voted
for 5 times and my suggestions have always been real. I have never been
captured by any party ideology. I have never turned to any party with a
request as I have always been reluctant of cooperating with political
body. I cooperated with both the acting powers and opposition, if
they offered any constructive approaches,’ he tried to present an
extract from his campaign program to the reporters and assured them
that there was no active struggle in the above mentioned station.