TOROSYAN SUGGESTS COLLABORATION

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[06:04 pm] 18 May, 2007

"People promised the moon at pre-election period and now they try to
explain their failure by various factors," RoA NA Speaker Tigran said
at the "Tesaket" Club while referring to the protest of oppositional
forces.

Tigran Torosyan did not exclude that extra-government forces may
appear in the government. "Surely they cannot be engaged in the
Coalition as Coalition is formed from governmental forces. They can
only collaborate with each other."

"There are lots of opportunities for collaboration.

What matters most is comprehensive cooperation. On the other hand,
the more parties collaborate, the more pluralism and the more
effectiveness. Although I think the Republicans, are always ready
to collaborate, independent from the format of collaboration,
participants, the number of participants, etc.," Tigran Torosyan says.

To the question whether a minister can be a partisan but the portfolio
not, Tigran Torosyan said, "Generally, it is possible but in the
case of the new government, it is ruled out." As to the questions
on other portfolios, Tigran Torosyan replied "everything will be
decided in negotiations which will be conducted with a wide range of
political forces.

Generally, Tigran Torosyan is content with the election results though
he observed some shortcomings.