"Orinats Erkir" Ready For Active Political Struggle

"ORINATS ERKIR" READY FOR ACTIVE POLITICAL STRUGGLE

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Aug 29 2007

YEREVAN, August 29. /ARKA/. "Orinats Erkir" Armenian opposition
party is prepared for active political struggle, Vice-Chairman of
the party Member of Armenian Parliament Mher Shahgeldian told a press
conference Wednesday.

"Today Orinats Erkir is the most fighting political force going ahead
together with its members and companions. Me are in a fighting spirit
and are more active than ever," Shahgeldian said.

He also pointed out that Orinats Erkir party submitted more than 40
initiatives for consideration of the Parliament. The party cleared
itself of the "redundant" members and this process is still going on.

Orinats Erkir party was founded in 1997. Currently the party has
about 100,000 members.

The party got 8 seats in the parliament after the parliamentary
elections of May 12.