ANDRANIK MARGARIAN: THERE ARE NO GREAT EXPECTATIONS FROM BUCHAREST MEETING OF PRESIDENTS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
June 05 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. There are no great
expectations from the June 4-6 Bucharest meetings between RA President
Robert Kocharian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on settlement
of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as responses of the Azerbaijani
side do not shape well that a great progress will be. RA Prime
Minister Andranik Margarian stated about it responding journalists'
questions at the RA NA on June 5. He considered probable that no
regress will be fixed in the issue of the Nagorno Karabakh problem,
and one will see in future if a progress will be or not. Touching upon
the inner-political issues, the Prime Minister excluded possibility
of straining of the inner-political situation. As for the issue that
the Republican Party of Armenia has undertaken at present both Prime
Minister's and NA Speaker's posts, according to the Prime Minister,
the party does not aviod responsibility as it has entered the policy
and went to the elections with a definite program, therefore it
realizes the load of undertaken responsibility and is ready for
it. The issue of participation in the 2007 parliamentary elections
with the alliance or separatly will be defined by the RPA Council not
earlier than in February-March of coming year. According to Andranik
Margarian, the RPA rows are being refreshed at present. There were
dischargements of some members as a result of registration, and
a part left the party itself what is provided by the fact that a
part of members left Armenia or joined other parties. As for keeping
normal relations with opposing figures, including future development
of relations with Artur Baghdasarian, the head of the "Orinats Yerkir"
(Country of Law) party after the party's joining the opposition field,
they "were warm" and, in the Prime Minister's opinion, "will continue
in this way." As for statements and accusations expressed in address
of representatives of the "Orinats Yerkir" and "Azagyin Miabanutiun"
(National Unity) factions during the last statements at the NA, the
Prime Minister mentioned that "he estimates that quality badly as
one may not decrease a debate at the NA to such a level, to injure
each other." According to him, it is excluded at the Government.
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
June 05 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. There are no great
expectations from the June 4-6 Bucharest meetings between RA President
Robert Kocharian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on settlement
of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as responses of the Azerbaijani
side do not shape well that a great progress will be. RA Prime
Minister Andranik Margarian stated about it responding journalists'
questions at the RA NA on June 5. He considered probable that no
regress will be fixed in the issue of the Nagorno Karabakh problem,
and one will see in future if a progress will be or not. Touching upon
the inner-political issues, the Prime Minister excluded possibility
of straining of the inner-political situation. As for the issue that
the Republican Party of Armenia has undertaken at present both Prime
Minister's and NA Speaker's posts, according to the Prime Minister,
the party does not aviod responsibility as it has entered the policy
and went to the elections with a definite program, therefore it
realizes the load of undertaken responsibility and is ready for
it. The issue of participation in the 2007 parliamentary elections
with the alliance or separatly will be defined by the RPA Council not
earlier than in February-March of coming year. According to Andranik
Margarian, the RPA rows are being refreshed at present. There were
dischargements of some members as a result of registration, and
a part left the party itself what is provided by the fact that a
part of members left Armenia or joined other parties. As for keeping
normal relations with opposing figures, including future development
of relations with Artur Baghdasarian, the head of the "Orinats Yerkir"
(Country of Law) party after the party's joining the opposition field,
they "were warm" and, in the Prime Minister's opinion, "will continue
in this way." As for statements and accusations expressed in address
of representatives of the "Orinats Yerkir" and "Azagyin Miabanutiun"
(National Unity) factions during the last statements at the NA, the
Prime Minister mentioned that "he estimates that quality badly as
one may not decrease a debate at the NA to such a level, to injure
each other." According to him, it is excluded at the Government.