SERZH SARKISIAN REGRETS THAT GENERAL MANVEL GRIGORIAN TRIED TO GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS

Mediamax
March 14, 2008

Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian Prime Minister, President-Elect Serzh
Sarkisian stated that he never tried to involve the Deputy Defense
Minister Lieutenant-General Manvel Grigorian into politics.

Mediamax reports that Serzh Sarkisian said this in a TV interview,
answering the questions, sent to him through internet.

"Manvel Grigorian is my battle companion, and I regret that he
tried to get involved in politics and not to obey the order of
the Commander-in-Chief. I think that all the conditions should
be investigated and the problem should be solved", Armenian Prime
Minister stated.

Serzh Sarkisian stated that the authorities never used the Army for
solving political issues and its participation in securing the state
of emergency order is provided for by the Armenian Constitution.