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Interfax, Russia
June 17 2011
Opposition's ultimatums are impermissible - Sargsyan
YEREVAN. June 17
Opposition's ultimatums are impermissible - Sargsyan
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is ready for a dialog with the
opposition but finds the ultimatums from the opposition Armenian
National Congress impermissible.
"We have always been open to and ready for any discussion. And if
there are political forces that have concrete and reasonable proposals
we are ready for concrete decisions," he said with regards to the
proposal of leader of the congress and former President Levon
Ter-Petrosian.
"From this point of view the most important principle is clear -
ultimatums are impermissible. To speak with each other in a language
of ultimatums is a style of action leading nowhere. The attempts to
transform the dialog into negotiations are simply unacceptable,"
Sargsyan said.
"If instead of unacceptable talks the Armenian National Congress is
really ready to continue a dialog on a broad range of key issues
concerning the development path of the country, the home and foreign
policies, and if it wishes to achieve this not only through specific
appointments, then representatives of coalition parties may sit down
to the table of discussion. The political coalition is ready for such
discussions with all political forces that have concrete proposals,"
he said.
"All other ways are fraught with serious dangers and unavoidable
losses," he said.
At a March 31 rally, Ter-Petrosian supported talks with the
authorities on holding early presidential and parliamentary elections.
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June 17 2011
Opposition's ultimatums are impermissible - Sargsyan
YEREVAN. June 17
Opposition's ultimatums are impermissible - Sargsyan
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is ready for a dialog with the
opposition but finds the ultimatums from the opposition Armenian
National Congress impermissible.
"We have always been open to and ready for any discussion. And if
there are political forces that have concrete and reasonable proposals
we are ready for concrete decisions," he said with regards to the
proposal of leader of the congress and former President Levon
Ter-Petrosian.
"From this point of view the most important principle is clear -
ultimatums are impermissible. To speak with each other in a language
of ultimatums is a style of action leading nowhere. The attempts to
transform the dialog into negotiations are simply unacceptable,"
Sargsyan said.
"If instead of unacceptable talks the Armenian National Congress is
really ready to continue a dialog on a broad range of key issues
concerning the development path of the country, the home and foreign
policies, and if it wishes to achieve this not only through specific
appointments, then representatives of coalition parties may sit down
to the table of discussion. The political coalition is ready for such
discussions with all political forces that have concrete proposals,"
he said.
"All other ways are fraught with serious dangers and unavoidable
losses," he said.
At a March 31 rally, Ter-Petrosian supported talks with the
authorities on holding early presidential and parliamentary elections.
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