"DASHNAKTSUTIUN" HOLDS TALKS WITH OTHER FORCES TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THE REALIZATION OF ELECTIONS AND INTENDS TO CARRY OUT A PARALLEL COUNT OF VOTES

Mediamax
January 17, 2008

Yerevan /Mediamax/. Candidate for the position of the Armenian
President from "Dashnaktsutiun" Vahan Hovhannisian will enter the
presidential elections of February 19 with the motto "Our old friend –
the country’s new President".

Head of the pre-election headquarter of the candidate for the position
of the President Armen Rustamian said this in Yerevan today.

According to him, the pre-election headquarter of Hovhannisian
already has subdivisions both in the regions of the country, in the
communities and near the polling stations. According to him, this will
allow fully controlling the election process, and after the voting
process, holding a parallel count of votes in the central headquarter,
based on the copies of protocols from polling station commissions,
Armen Rustamian stated.

Armen Rustamian described as "incorrect" the call of the Yerevan
City Administration for the citizens to refrain from participation in
street processions and rallies. "We are not going to accept this call,
especially in the present pre-election period", he stated.

He also informed that at preset talks are held with political forces
and the headquarters of the candidates, aiming at increasing control
over the realization of elections. "Due to our efforts, all the
possible violations during these elections will not avoid punishment",
Rustamian stated.