SUKIAS AVETISIAN: IF THERE ARE PLACES WHERE OPPOSITION’S POWERS ARE LIMITED, LET THEM ASK US TO EXTEND THEM

Noyan Tapan

Ma y 26, 2008

YEREVAN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. "The dialogue has started just after the
presidential elections and if some person or political force does not
wish to take part in it, it does not mean that there is no dialogue in
the political sphere," Sukias Avetisian, a member of the RA National
Assembly RPA faction, stated at a press briefing held on Friday. "If
only one political force or personality is meant, we should not focus
our attention on that problem much. If that person does not accept
the elected President, it is no use starting a dialogue with him. And
we have started a dialogue with all other forces long ago," he stated.

In response to the question of whether dialogue only inside the
ruling coalition is sufficient, S. Avetisian said: "There was no
coalition during the February 19 elections, there were sides, which
started a dialogue afterwards, and a coalition was born as a result
of it." Besides, according to him, there is the Zharangutiun faction
in the National Assembly, with which the power wing is carrying out
a dialogue. "What powers doesn’t the opposition have? If there are
places where opposition’s powers are limited, let them ask us to
extend them," the RPA member stated.

As regards first President Levon Ter-Petrosian, as the deputy affirmed,
most of the voters voting for him not shared his political views, but
had problems with other power wings. The deputy is convinced that today
there is also a dialogue with the people, the evidence of which is
the bills adopted by the parliament during the last four-day session.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress