ARMENIAN PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO ENSURE LAW AND ORDER IN COUNTRY
ARKA
Feb 25, 2008
YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharyan stated his
readiness to take measures to ensure law and order in the country. "The
President bears responsibility and is ready to properly perform his
duty," Kocharyan stated at a meeting with the High Command of the RA
Armed Forces.
The participants in the meeting discussed the current situation in
the country, reports the RA presidential press service.
President Kocharyan pointed out that stability is one of the major
achievements of the last few years and is the basis of the state's
progress. He said that he will not allow anyone to endanger the
domestic political stability.
The RA President said that the authorities are elected in a legal
way. It is not through violence and impudent that one is supposed to
come to power.
President Kocharyan pointed out that he will never allow anyone to
have shadow power or anyone's "whims" affect the domestic political
stability and political processes.
"No structure can place itself superior to law and carry out illegal
activities," he said.
The representatives of the High Command of the RA Armed Forces pointed
out that army has always been one of the guarantors of stability
and, if necessary, will take steps to maintain the constitutional
order. They said that the army is ready to carry out all the orders
of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
Attending the meeting was RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan.
Since February 20, Armenia's political opposition has been holding
demonstrations and sit-ins in the center of Yerevan. The organizers
disagree with the official results of the presidential elections
published by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).-0--
ARKA
Feb 25, 2008
YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharyan stated his
readiness to take measures to ensure law and order in the country. "The
President bears responsibility and is ready to properly perform his
duty," Kocharyan stated at a meeting with the High Command of the RA
Armed Forces.
The participants in the meeting discussed the current situation in
the country, reports the RA presidential press service.
President Kocharyan pointed out that stability is one of the major
achievements of the last few years and is the basis of the state's
progress. He said that he will not allow anyone to endanger the
domestic political stability.
The RA President said that the authorities are elected in a legal
way. It is not through violence and impudent that one is supposed to
come to power.
President Kocharyan pointed out that he will never allow anyone to
have shadow power or anyone's "whims" affect the domestic political
stability and political processes.
"No structure can place itself superior to law and carry out illegal
activities," he said.
The representatives of the High Command of the RA Armed Forces pointed
out that army has always been one of the guarantors of stability
and, if necessary, will take steps to maintain the constitutional
order. They said that the army is ready to carry out all the orders
of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
Attending the meeting was RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan.
Since February 20, Armenia's political opposition has been holding
demonstrations and sit-ins in the center of Yerevan. The organizers
disagree with the official results of the presidential elections
published by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).-0--