Interfax News Agency, Russia
April 4 2008

Leader of Armenian party joining ruling coalition vows comprehensive
reform

YEREVAN April 4

Artur Bagdasarian, the leader of the Orinats Yerkir (the Country of
Law) party, which recently joined the ruling coalition in the
Armenian parliament, has a positive view of the situation in the
country and promises large-scale reform.

"A lot depends on political forces, but the situation is far from
being explosive at the present time," Bagdasarian said at a press
conference on Friday.

"After the new president takes office, we will start large-scale and
substantive reforms in both the political and social fields. We will
tackle the problems facing the country," Bagdasarian said.

Bagdasarian came in third in the presidential elections on February
19, 2008.