Armenian Public TV , Armenia
May 21 2008

Armenian premier praises coalition partner at party congress

[Presenter] Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Dashnaktsutyun [ARFD]
bureau representative Hrant Margaryan has said that the ARFD’s 30th
general congress is being held at a right time – it follows two
national elections. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the former and
incumbent foreign ministers, representatives of political forces
attended the congress.

The prime minister said in his address that the ARFD had assumed its
part of responsibility for the country’s progress as a member of the
[governing] coalition. Sargsyan said that the potential of all
Armenians is to become one of our advantages in being competitive.

[Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, addressing ARFD congress] The
Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Dashnaktsutyun is a component of
the Armenian world as a global network. Moreover, the ARFD is a
competitive advantage of the Armenian nation in the political
competition of the nations.

Dear colleagues, today, a completely new situation has been formed in
Armenia. Under the political leadership of the republic’s president
[Serzh Sargsyan], the coalition government has come to implement
changes. The people’s expectations give us a historic chance to
implement ground-breaking projects together.