RECONCILIATION WITH TURKEY CAUSES CRISIS IN ARMENIAN RULING COALITION

Interfax
April 27 2009
Russia

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) has decided to
quit the ruling coalition, a source on the federation told Interfax
on Monday.

The breakup follows the adoption of the roadmap of settling
Armenian-Turkish relations approved by Yerevan and Ankara.

The coalition also includes the Republican Party, the chairman of
which is the Armenian president, the Rule of Law party the chairman
of which is the Security Council secretary, and Prosperous Armenia
party chaired by a leading businessman, Gagik Tsarukian.