ARMENIAN PARTY LEADER SAYS 70 PER CENT OF VOTERS BACK RULING COALITION

Mediamax, Armenia
Feb 29 2008

Yerevan, 29 February: Leader of the Orinats Yerkir party Artur
Baghdasaryan stated in Yerevan today that the agreement, signed by him
in Yerevan today with the Prime Minister of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan,
"is backed by 1.15m people or about 70 per cent of the electors".

Mediamax reports that Artur Baghdasaryan said this today during the
joint briefing with Serzh Sargsyan following the results of signing
the agreement on the Orinats Yerkir party’s entry in the coalitional
government.

"This means considerable trust towards the future authorities of
Armenia and the determination of authorities in solving many internal
and external challenges", Artur Baghdasaryan stated.

According to Baghdasaryan, the signing of the agreement also means
that the newly-elected Armenian president will be confident and
resolute in realization of "daring reforms".

"I also want to note that in the process of our talks I revealed for
myself something very important – serious readiness and determination
of the new president [Serzh Sargsyan] to combine our pre-election
programs", Artur Baghdasaryan stated.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress