REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARMENIA TO PUT FORWARD CANDIDATURE OF SERGE SARGSIAN

Noyan Tapan
Nov 10 2007

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The 11th conference of the
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) made a decision on November 10 on
putting forward the candidature of RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsian,
the newly-elected Chairman of the party, in the February 19, 2008
presidential elections. After making this statement Tigran Torosian,
the Deputy Chairman of the party, mentioned that the decision was
made in the sitting of the RPA bloc taking into consideration the
way Serge Sargsian has passed, his political experience, as well as
his services done in favour of the homeland.

Thanking for the decision on putting forward his candidature ,
Serge Sargsian declared in his speech that after the parliamentary
elections the role of the Republican Party of Armenia has become of
essential significance in the inter-political field, since it made a
majority in the National Assembly, thus assuming responsibility before
the people. At present, according to Serge Sargsian, the provision
of stability in the country and "avoiding from senseless political
contradictions" are problems of importance.

"We live in a region full of dangers," the Chairman of the Republican
Party of Armenia mentioned, stressing that there are unsettled problems
in neighbour Georgia, relations between the United States of America
and Iran are strained, as for Armenia, it has problems with Turkey
and Azerbaijan. In the words of Serge Sargsian, Armenia will not be
subject to the Turkish-Azeri blackmail and will continue its policy on
establishing relations with Turkey without preconditions. Armenia,
in his conviction, will not change its principles with regard
to the Karabakh conflict, that is, international recognition of
self-determination of the people of Artsakh, a common and defended
border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Nagorno
Karabakh.