POLITICAL COALITION NECESSARY FOR ESTABLISHING STABILITY IN ARMENIA
ARKA
March 21, 2008
YEREVAN, March 21. /ARKA/. A four-party ruling coalition was
established on Friday in Armenia.
The coalition agreement was signed by Republican Party leader Serge
Sargsyan, Prosperous Armenia chairman Gagik Tsarukyan, Orinats Yerkir
party head Arthur Baghdasaryan and Dashnaktsutyun board member Armen
Rustamyan.
Orinats Yerkir MP Mher Shahgeldyan, speaking Friday at a parliamentary
briefing, said the coalition’s top-priority objective is to establish
stability in the country.
Dashnaktsutyun MP Hrayr Karapetyan thinks the coalition government
should be composed of those people enjoying public respect.
Republican MP Hermine Naghdalyan said that her party is trying to
lead the country toward democracy and reformation
On February 20, Armenian opposition headed by former president Levon
Ter-Petrosyan launched protests in Yerevan’s Libery Square disputing
the results of the recent presidential election and insisting that
the election was fraudulent.
The police attacked protesters Saturday night.
Protesters gathered in the square near France’s embassy and city hall.
The police department says one policeman and seven civilians were
killed and 131 injured in clashes.
President Kocharyan imposed a 20-day state of emergency on March 1.
On March 21, the first day of the state of emergency term expiration,
people staged the action of silent protest. The police bared protesters
from lighting candles in Liberty Square as tribute to those killed
on March 1 and pushed people from the site to nearby streets.-0–