Democratic Party Ready for Cooperation

DEMOCRATIC PARTY READY FOR COOPERATION

Armenpress

YEREVAN, JANUARY 25, ARMENPRESS: Leader of a minor opposition party
advocated today formation of a self-sufficient alliance to contest
next parliamentary elections saying it should be able to press for
what he called ‘systematic changes in the country."

Aram Sarkisian, leader of the Democratic Party, elected to parliament
in 2003 polls on the opposition Ardarutyun (Justice) bloc’s ticket,
said to a news conference today that he would not object to a wider
alliance and is prepared to cooperate with all forces that are
determined not only to supervise the voting on the election day but
also all election-related processes.

"The opposition bares a great responsibility… It has to has an
effective team and political will to face any force majeur situation
that may erupt during the election campaign or on voting day," he
told reporters.

Sarkisian said his party activists will meet February 24 for a
conference to decide the format of its participation in the elections,
tentatively slated for May 12 and will declare their goals and plans.

Sarkisian predicted ‘an interesting competition’ among opposition
forces saying at least two or three opposition blocs would be made
of parties with different ideologies.

He argued that voters should be given a chance to make their choices
after listening to opposition forces’ approaches to various issues,
particularly, on foreign policy. "We are for Armenia’s integration
with international organizations, but we are against its joining
NATO… We deem it unacceptable, because that would make a partner
a rival,’ he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS