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    Armenian sides to have dialogue on resolving tensions, parliament speaker says

    Associated Press Worldstream
    May 11, 2004 Tuesday

    YEREVAN, Armenia -- Armenia's opposition parties, which have been
    demanding the resignation of President Robert Kocharian in weeks of
    large demonstrations, have agreed to start a "political dialogue" with
    the government side, Parliament speaker Artur Bagdasarian said Tuesday.

    In a statement, Bagdasarian said an agenda for the discussions will be
    worked out on Thursday. Further details on the talks, including their
    format and whether any issues were off-limits, were not immediately
    available.

    "As speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, I express the hope
    that the representatives in parliament of all political forces will
    do everything possible to establish a new political situation in the
    country and by the path of political dialogue reach a resolution of
    the current difficult questions," Bagdasarian said.

    Weeks of demonstrations have raised political tensions in Armenia.

    Kocharian won a second term in presidential elections a year ago that
    sparked mass protests. Opposition groups alleged widespread violations
    in both rounds of the election.
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