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ARMENIA'S SARKISYAN SIGNS COALITION AGRMNT WITH OPPOSITION PARTY
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
Feb 29 2008
YEREVAN, February 29 (Itar-Tass) -- Armenian Prime Minister Serzh
Sarkisyan, who was elected the president of the republic, has signed
on Friday an agreement on cooperation and coalition with former
parliament speaker of the country Artur Bagdasaryan. The latter heads
the opposition party Orinats Erkir (Country of Law), and getting about
17 percent of votes, occupied the third place according to the results
of the presidential elections held on February 19. The 39-year-old
politician is offered the post of secretary of the Security Council at
the president. Orinats Erkir will join the coalition government that
is being formed by the Republican Party of Armenia, which is headed by
Sarkisyan, together with another party of the parliamentary majority -
- Prosperous Armenia.
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
Feb 29 2008
YEREVAN, February 29 (Itar-Tass) -- Armenian Prime Minister Serzh
Sarkisyan, who was elected the president of the republic, has signed
on Friday an agreement on cooperation and coalition with former
parliament speaker of the country Artur Bagdasaryan. The latter heads
the opposition party Orinats Erkir (Country of Law), and getting about
17 percent of votes, occupied the third place according to the results
of the presidential elections held on February 19. The 39-year-old
politician is offered the post of secretary of the Security Council at
the president. Orinats Erkir will join the coalition government that
is being formed by the Republican Party of Armenia, which is headed by
Sarkisyan, together with another party of the parliamentary majority -
- Prosperous Armenia.