VAHAN HOVHANNISIAN: I DO NOT MAKE PROMISES, I ASSUME OBLIGATIONS

Noyan Tapan
Jan 22, 2008

YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The start of the pre-election
campaign of the ARF’s presidential candidate Vahan Hovhannisian was
celebrated at Yerevan’s Armenia-Marriott Hotel on January 21. "I do
not make promises, I assume obligations and sign under them," Vahan
Hovhannisian stated in his speech delivered before his supporters and
ARF members. According to him, restoration of justice through system
changes in Armenia forms the basis of his program.

V. Hovhannisian said that in case of becoming president, he guarantees
restoration of the system of free elections, elimination of the clan
system and monopolies, a take-off development of the country, promotion
of exports, increasing the role of the army, and involvement of the
NKR as a negotiation side in settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

The presidential candidate stated that he will do all this with the
support of his team rather than on his own. He presented members of
the ARF leadership, the ARF parliamentary faction and the government
standing next to him on the stage as members of his team.

In his words, trying to communicate directly with voters, he uses
the method of signing agreements with them. The agreement bears the
candidate’s signature put below the obligations assumed by him,
as well as the signature of the citizen trusting him – below the
personal data on this voter.

According to V. Hovhannisian, more than 125 thousand such agreements
have already been signed.
From: Baghdasarian