ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Nov 30 2007

ARF Dashnaktsutyun ready to cooperate with other Armenian political
parties

YEREVAN, November 30. /ARKA/. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation
(ARF) Dashnaktsutyun is ready to cooperate with all the Armenian
political parties, said ARF Presidential Candidate, RA NA (National
Assembly) Deputy Speaker Vahan Hovhannisian.

`We are going to search supporters at the threshold of the
presidential election,’ he said. According to Hovhannisian, `life
will go on after election’ and ARF will keep cooperating with all the
political parties.

Dashnaktsutyun’s objective is to establish relations between
authorities and guarantee loyalty, the Deputy Speaker said. He
believes the acting authorities lack decision. This is the reason why
ARF has nominated their presidential candidate.

The ARF presidential candidate does not participate in the
forthcoming election to distribute portfolios, according to
Hovhannisian.

The presidential election will be held in Armenia on February 19,
2008. RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsian, Armenia’s first president
Levon Ter-Petrosian, Deputy Speaker of the RA Parliament Vahan
Hovhannisian, Leader of the `Orinats Yerkir’ Party (State of Law)
Arthur Baghdasarian, Leader of the RA National Democratic Union
Vazgen Manukian, Leader of the `Nor Zhamanakner’ (New Times) Party
Aram Karapetian, Leader of the Marxist Party of Armenia David
Hakobian and Leader of the People’s Party Tigran Karapetian are
candidates for presidency. Z. Sh. -0–