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Aug 24 2005
ROBERT KOCHARYAN: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS IN ARMENIA SHOULD NOT BE
CONSIDERED AS AUTHORITIES' VICTORY OR OPPOSITION'S DEFEAT
YEREVAN, August 24. /ARKA/. The constitutional reforms in Armenia
should not be considered as the victory of the authorities or defeat
of the opposition, RA President Robert Kocharyan stated in his
interview given to the Armenian Public television. He said that "this
is the most dangerous aspect". "I am confident that constitutional
reforms should not be viewed from this point of view. They can not be
the subject of the authorities' victory or opposition's defeat. They
should only be considered as victory of the people and the country",
Kocharyan said. He said that the constitutional reforms should be
popularized, which will result in people's unity as it was done for
the Round Dance of Unity on May 28, 2005. He said that if with the
festive mood we will achieve positive result, it will be the victory
of the people and the country. Kocharyan pointed out that it is
necessary to help opposition to come to positive field.
"Constitutional reforms are not for the certain individual or party.
The draft amendments to Constitution has objective nature, and all
sides will benefit from it, including the opposition", Kocharyan
said. He pointed out that it is the most important task, and the
active work should be done in this direction to achieve a positive
result.
The draft amendments to the Constitution will be discussed in the
second reading at the RA National Assembly on August 29, 2005. The
opposition parliamentary forces - the "National Unity" party and the
"Justice" bloc, which have boycotted the sessions of the RA NA since
February, 2004 decided to participate in these discussions. They also
stated previously that there are not any pre-conditions to approve
this draft. A.A. -0--
Aug 24 2005
ROBERT KOCHARYAN: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS IN ARMENIA SHOULD NOT BE
CONSIDERED AS AUTHORITIES' VICTORY OR OPPOSITION'S DEFEAT
YEREVAN, August 24. /ARKA/. The constitutional reforms in Armenia
should not be considered as the victory of the authorities or defeat
of the opposition, RA President Robert Kocharyan stated in his
interview given to the Armenian Public television. He said that "this
is the most dangerous aspect". "I am confident that constitutional
reforms should not be viewed from this point of view. They can not be
the subject of the authorities' victory or opposition's defeat. They
should only be considered as victory of the people and the country",
Kocharyan said. He said that the constitutional reforms should be
popularized, which will result in people's unity as it was done for
the Round Dance of Unity on May 28, 2005. He said that if with the
festive mood we will achieve positive result, it will be the victory
of the people and the country. Kocharyan pointed out that it is
necessary to help opposition to come to positive field.
"Constitutional reforms are not for the certain individual or party.
The draft amendments to Constitution has objective nature, and all
sides will benefit from it, including the opposition", Kocharyan
said. He pointed out that it is the most important task, and the
active work should be done in this direction to achieve a positive
result.
The draft amendments to the Constitution will be discussed in the
second reading at the RA National Assembly on August 29, 2005. The
opposition parliamentary forces - the "National Unity" party and the
"Justice" bloc, which have boycotted the sessions of the RA NA since
February, 2004 decided to participate in these discussions. They also
stated previously that there are not any pre-conditions to approve
this draft. A.A. -0--