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    Mediamax, Armenia
    Jan 11 2008


    ARMENIAN EX-PRESIDENT AGAINST ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH "DEMOCRACY FROM
    OUTSIDE"


    Yerevan, 11 January: Armenian ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosyan said
    in Yerevan today that he is "against attempts to establish democracy
    from outside".

    Speaking at a news conference in Yerevan today, Ter-Petrosyan said
    that he "will address neither Russia, nor the USA or Europe for
    help".

    "If, to put it figuratively, I get power in Armenia on a silver
    plate, I will refuse that plate," the ex-president said. He added
    that "the world will have to consider the choice of my people".

    Asked what Ter-Petrosyan will do if he loses the elections and
    international observers recognize them as meeting international
    standards, the ex-president noted that "the conclusion of the
    international observation mission is their own opinion, not the
    ultimate truth".

    Ter-Petrosyan pointed out that if he and his team are forced to
    dispute the results of the elections, it will happen strictly in
    compliance with legislation.

    "We will stage demonstrations, rallies, pickets and go to court. Do
    not expect me to break fences, seize buildings or attack the leaders
    of parliament," Ter-Petrosyan said while speaking about the actions
    carried out by supporters of the leader of the National Democratic
    Union [NDU], Vazgen Manukyan, after the presidential elections of
    1996.

    [translated]
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