Galust Sahakian assures Robert Kocharyan

Lragir, Armenia
Dec 26 2007

GALUST SAHAKYAN ASSURES ROBERT KOCHARYAN

The deputy leader of the Republican Party Galust Sahakyan made an
interesting statement on December 26 at the Pastark club who said
President Robert Kocharyan has a leading position in the cadre bank
of the Republican Party.

`The Republican Party has a rich cadre bank and Robert Kocharyan has
a leading position there,’ Galust Sahakyan says. At the same time,
the member of the Republican Party said the party has not discussed
the issue of nomination of Robert Kocharyan for the post of prime
minister. Galust Sahakyan said the Republican Party is not going to
release the name of the future prime minister before the presidential
election.

Galust Sahakyan said everything will become clear after the election
because it depends on the outcome of the election. Besides, the
deputy leader of the Republican Party stated that the existence of a
strong president will free Armenia from external pressure. According
to him, the existence of a strong president means that the world
should display a little different approach. The former government is
trying its best not to have a strong president, thinks the deputy
leader of the Republican Party. He says the problem is not only the
victory of one candidate or another but that the president should be
strong enough not to let the country shattered.

GALUST SAHAKYAN HOPES PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE

The Republican Party believes that their candidate will win the
presidential election, stated Member of Parliament Galust Sahakyan,
who is the deputy leader of the Republican Party.

`All the other candidates will be competing for the second place, and
I think it is important because after every election a political
force should evaluate its role and importance in improving the
political sphere,’ Galust Sahakyan said, News Armenia reports.

According to him, recently the political situation has become so
multilayer that the Republican Party considers it necessary to enter
the year 2008 uprooting vice, especially that next year will be
marked with presidential elections. `We think if we are able to hold
a good election, the political sphere will become healthy, and the
signs of loss of confidence among people for the election will be
relieved,’ Galust Sahakyan said.