GURGEN ARSENIAN IS SURE THAT RA AUTHORITIES WILL FULFIL DEMANDS OF PACE RESOLUTION
Noyan Tapan
Ma y 15, 2008
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. In the conviction of United Labour Party
Chairman Gurgen Arsenian, the April 17 resolution of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe will, no doubt, be implemented by
the authorities. As Gurgen Arsenian mentioned at the press conference,
which was held on May 15, he has no doubts concerning that as he is
well acquainted with the policy of the RA authorities. In addition
to this, in his words, the RA authorities cannot avoid a number of
obligations Armenia has assumed when becoming a member of the Council
of Europe, grounding that "you know, we do not like those rules."
Touching upon the demand of the opposition on holding
extra-parliamentary elections, the leader of the United Labour
Party stated that the latter considers as inadmissible "any extra
phenomenon". "Even taking into consideration the circumstance that in
case of extra-parliamentary elections we will gain an opportunity to
appear in the National Assembly, we do not welcome any extra process,"
Gurgen Arsenian clarified. He mentioned that not receiving necessary
number of votes in the latest NA elections, the United Labour Party,
according to the laws of democracy, accepted the fact of not entering
the National Assembly.
G. Arsenian reminded that the United Labour Party "assisted" the
pre-electoral program of current President Serge Sargsian in the
presidential elections. He stressed that they have chosen not between
persons but programs.