ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED THE HEIR’S NAME
Lragir.am
14-09-2007 13:06:40
The Armenian president Robert Kocharyan is not going to announce the
name of the person whom he sees as the next president because he has
already announced his name for several times, said the speaker of the
Armenian president Victor Soghomonyan in a news conference on September
14. "You see, the president has already announced his name, I think. I
am surprised to hear you ask this question because there have been
several occasions already, and the president stated distinctly that
he sees the prime minister in the post of the next president. He has
already stated, if you remember, for instance, the interview with
the Spiegel when the reporter asked the president directly if the
president will endorse him and he said yes," Victor Soghomonyan says.
The speaker explains the president’s stance: "Obviously, there is no
other politician in Armenia who is as experienced and able to perform
these functions." "In the president’s opinion, in our opinion. Yes,
there is such a candidate, it is Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan,"
Victor Soghomonyan said.
However, the reporters reminded that in the public activities of
Serge Sargsyan, who is obviously experienced as he put it, there
were episodes when he obviously failed to perform his functions
causing dramatic consequences for the country. The reporters perhaps
meant October 27 when the Ministry of National Security led by Serge
Sargsyan was unable to prevent the terrorist attack on the National
Assembly. The speaker of the president said this is a rhetorical
question.
As to Robert Kocharyan’s approach toward the possible nomination of
the ex-president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Victor Soghomonyan said it is
the constitutional right of the ex-president, and Levon Ter-Petrosyan
can decide how expedient his nomination for the post of president of
Armenia is. Victor Soghomonyan also said that the president and the
president administration work by the usual schedule, and the fact
that Robert Kocharyan leaves office in a few months did not change
the working mode. Victor Soghomonyan said the reporters may soon have
an opportunity to ask their questions to the president directly.