Armenian President-Elect Addresses Nation, RAPS Opposition For Unres

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT ADDRESSES NATION, RAPS OPPOSITION FOR UNREST

Mediamax
March 3 2008
Armenia

Yerevan, 3 March: The Armenian prime minister and president-elect,
Serzh Sargsyan, has addressed the nation, sayingthat organizers of
the disturbances in Yerevan "will answer before laws, history and
generations".

"As a result of the latest events, our nation have suffered heavy and
irreplaceable losses – there are victimsfrom both the police, who were
performing their service duty, and among protesters, who fell under
influence of a group of people. Hundreds of people suffered following
illegal actions of the radical opposition," Serzh Sargsyansaid.

"Today, I share grief of all you," the president-elect said in his
address.