NaharNet, Lebanon
March 29 2009
MP Tor Sarkissian: No Solution with Tashnag, We Don’t Hand Out Gifts
MP Serge Tor Sarkissian said on Sunday that "no solution" has been
reached with Tahsnag for the upcoming parliamentary elections because
the Armenia party "wants everything."
"It is necessary that Tashnag take a position," he told Voice of
Lebanon radio, continuing "we are ready to give them everything." He
added that, if it were possible, the party would "take the seats of
Maronites and others" as well.
Tor Sarkissian expressed his support for an Armenian parliamentary
bloc but cautioned that "if the bloc were [mainly] comprised of
Tashnag, it would pose a danger to Lebanon."
The MP also denied rumors that money was being offered to Tashnag in
return for political support, saying that "the Armenian seats are the
property of citizens and we don’t hand out gifts."
The Armenian party is expected to announce its alliances for the June
7 elections in the near future.
Beirut, 29 Mar 09, 11:36