ACCORDING TO HRACHYA SARGSIAN, HOME POLITICAL SITUATION IN ARMENIA WILL IMPROVE IN CASE ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS BECOMES STRONGER

Noyan Tapan

Se p 11, 2008

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The home political developments
proceeding in Armenia will have desirable outcomes for society
and state only in case the Armenian National Congress becomes fully
established and becomes stronger. Hrachya Sargsian, a Board member of
the Nor Zhamanakner (New Times) party, saying this at the September
11 press conference at the Right De Facto press club, also stated that
from today he is joining the Armenian National Congress. He said that
party Chairman Aram Karapetian is not aware yet of his decision.

Giving a negative answer to the question of whether this means that a
process of split has started in the Nor Zhamanakner party, H. Sargsian
meanwhile said that other members of the party are also willing to
join the Armenian National Congress. He did not exclude that the party
will also join the Congress. "The party was to convene a congress
in the first decade of September to decide the issue of joining the
Congress or not, but the congress is delayed," H. Sargsian said.

Vahram Mkrtchian, a member of the Liberal-Democratic Union of Armenia,
said that they would join the Armenian National Congress if only
the Congress had not a task to change the power but thought of
solving the problems of Armenians. He added that in the future the
Liberal-Democratic Union of Armenia will try to form the third pole
it imagines.