"CALLS FOR COOPERATION EXIST FROM OPPOSITION"

Panorama.am
21:10 27/02/2008

Before starting the question-answer session with the government at the
National Assembly, NA Speaker Tigran Torosyan mentioned that this is
the first session of the government in the parliament after Central
Electoral Commission summed up the results of the elections. In this
regard, Torosyan congratulated Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan on his
victory at the presidential election. Armenian Republican Party,
Prosperous Armenia Party and Dashnaksutiun greeted the prime minister
with applauds. Torosyan handed a bunch of roses and Sargsyan gave it
to Hransh Hakobyan who distributed the roses among female deputies.

Answering to the question of Jarangutiun block deputy Anahit
Bakhshyan on the comment of Serzh Sargsyan during yesterday’s rally
where the prime minister said the authorities are ready to cooperate
with opposition forces for the sake of development and prosperity of
Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan answered: "I said yesterday what cooperation I
propose which may be up to the formation of a coalition government. I
do not believe the stage of parliament is the place to discuss
details. Those who are ready for cooperation are called to the
practical stage where we will be start discussions." He also said
calls for cooperation exist from the opposition.