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ARMENIAN DEFENCE MINISTER BACKS PREMIER IN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
ArmInfo
Feb 15 2008
Armenia
Yerevan, 15 February: Armenian Defence Minister Mikayel Harutyunyan
is sure that the presidential candidate andformer Armenian defence
minister, Serzh Sargsyan, who currently holds the post of prime
minister, will be a goodpresident. Harutyunyan said this at a meeting
with journalists today.
"I have supported and will support Sargsyan in the presidential
election. For me, as defence minister, it is notjust the election
of the president, but also that of the supreme commander-in-chief
who will be making decisionsconcerning the armed forces and will be
leading them if necessary," the minister said.
Harutyunyan added that Sargsyan has headed the country's armed forces
for many years and is well-versed in this sphere and its problems.
ArmInfo
Feb 15 2008
Armenia
Yerevan, 15 February: Armenian Defence Minister Mikayel Harutyunyan
is sure that the presidential candidate andformer Armenian defence
minister, Serzh Sargsyan, who currently holds the post of prime
minister, will be a goodpresident. Harutyunyan said this at a meeting
with journalists today.
"I have supported and will support Sargsyan in the presidential
election. For me, as defence minister, it is notjust the election
of the president, but also that of the supreme commander-in-chief
who will be making decisionsconcerning the armed forces and will be
leading them if necessary," the minister said.
Harutyunyan added that Sargsyan has headed the country's armed forces
for many years and is well-versed in this sphere and its problems.