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Sept 17 2010
Armenian politicians pessimistic about political processes
September 17, 2010 | 15:20
Any serious political changes in Armenia require an emergency
situation in the country, which Armenian political forces are not
ready for, Stepan Safaryan, Head of the Heritage parliamentary
faction, stated at a press briefing.
He stressed that any force majeure circumstances are possible in
Armenia only due to external factors.
Eghishe Bisharyan, Chairwoman of the Country of Law parliamentary
faction, does not expect any political passions this year. `Working,
rather than political, process will be violent,' she said.
Hrayr Karapetyan, the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Defense,
National Security and Internal Affairs, MP of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation (ARF), does not expect much either. He is
skeptical about the promises top `surprise the people' given by the
Armenian National Congress (ANC). `I will really be surprised if the
ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan admits the Hay Dat demands and says
they are in the Armenian people's interests. Or, if he says that the
Armenian-Turkish protocols were doomed to failure. But all this is
unreal,' the MP said. Political forces must be realists and, before
demanding a change of power, they must make sure of whether necessary
prerequisites are available.
Aram Safaryan, Secretary of the Prosperous Armenia faction, does not
expect any active political process this year. He thinks the
parliamentary elections will be held on schedule, in the spring 2012,
and the election campaign will start in the latter half of 2011 at the
earliest. Chairwoman of the Committee for European Integration Naira
Zohrabyan, refuted the mass media-circulated rumors about her
appointment as Parliament vice-speaker.
Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) faction Galust
Sahakyan has no special expectations. `I think we've had a hotter
political summer than the coming political autumn,' he said.
From: A. Papazian
Sept 17 2010
Armenian politicians pessimistic about political processes
September 17, 2010 | 15:20
Any serious political changes in Armenia require an emergency
situation in the country, which Armenian political forces are not
ready for, Stepan Safaryan, Head of the Heritage parliamentary
faction, stated at a press briefing.
He stressed that any force majeure circumstances are possible in
Armenia only due to external factors.
Eghishe Bisharyan, Chairwoman of the Country of Law parliamentary
faction, does not expect any political passions this year. `Working,
rather than political, process will be violent,' she said.
Hrayr Karapetyan, the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Defense,
National Security and Internal Affairs, MP of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation (ARF), does not expect much either. He is
skeptical about the promises top `surprise the people' given by the
Armenian National Congress (ANC). `I will really be surprised if the
ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan admits the Hay Dat demands and says
they are in the Armenian people's interests. Or, if he says that the
Armenian-Turkish protocols were doomed to failure. But all this is
unreal,' the MP said. Political forces must be realists and, before
demanding a change of power, they must make sure of whether necessary
prerequisites are available.
Aram Safaryan, Secretary of the Prosperous Armenia faction, does not
expect any active political process this year. He thinks the
parliamentary elections will be held on schedule, in the spring 2012,
and the election campaign will start in the latter half of 2011 at the
earliest. Chairwoman of the Committee for European Integration Naira
Zohrabyan, refuted the mass media-circulated rumors about her
appointment as Parliament vice-speaker.
Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) faction Galust
Sahakyan has no special expectations. `I think we've had a hotter
political summer than the coming political autumn,' he said.
From: A. Papazian