SERGE SARGSYAN: POLITICAL COALITION AIMED AT IMPLEMENTING REFORMS AND SERIOUS CHANGES IN THE COUNTRY

armradio.am
21.03.2008 15:52

The aim of forming a political coalition is to implement reforms and
serious changes in the country, RA Prime Minister, President-Elect
Serge Sargsyan said after the signing of a Coalition Agreement between
four parliamentary forces at RA Government. According to him, these
changes may be "painful" for many, and the support of the society
and mass media is needed for their implementation.

Representative of the ARF Supreme Body Armen Rustamyan noted that
this document is a product of long negotiations. According to him,
the agreement is primarily a political document, and the concordance
of the political approaches on the issues the country faces were
considered to be the most important. Armen Rustamyan noted that signing
this document, Dashnaktsutyun pursued three aims, including the rapid
easing of the current internal political tension for which political
will and desire to move forward are needed.

According to the President of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik
Tsarukyan, the agreement once again obliges to work jointly to come
up to the expectation of the people and fulfill the promises given
to them.

Leader of the Orinats Yerkir Party Arthur Baghdasaryan noted this is
the first time such a comprehensive document is being signed in the
political reality of Armenia, since it has several peculiarities. In
particular, the political forces that signed the Agreement received a
great number of votes in both parliamentary and presidential elections,
which means that the political coalition enjoys the trust of the
overwhelming majority of the population. According to him, another
important peculiarity is that for the first time it is noted in the
document that the parties are assuming political responsibility for
the activity of the authorities of the Republic of Armenia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress