A1+, Armenia
February 25, 2008
MORE OFFICIALS JOIN OPPOSITION MOVEMENT TO CONTEST ARMENIAN ELECTION
RESULTS
A number of high-ranking officials from the Armenian Ministry of
Trade and Economic Development have joined themovement of [former
president and presidential candidate] Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
Vahan Kazaryan, head of the department for coordination with the
European Union and World Trade Organization; ZorakHovhannesyan, head
of the department for coordination of international and interstate
relations; and Arman Sarukhanyan, chief specialist of the department
for jewellery, joined the movement.
A statement was read out on Freedom Square. It said that they [the
officials in question] had expected that thepresidential election
would be held in line with international and European standards and
that a legitimate presidentialelection would be organized. However,
the election was marred by endless violations and such an election
cannot beconsidered free and fair. For this reason they decided to
join the national movement.