ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S POSITIONS STRONG, EX-OFFICIAL SAYS
Tert.am
09.09.11
At his Sept 9. meeting with journalists, Arman Melikyan, the former
foreign minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, said that "in speaking of the
three presidents, I think Serzh Sargsyan's chances are the best."
Robert Rocharyan is ready to support Serzh Sargsyan in opposing Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, while Ter-Petrosyan is ready to support Serzh Sargsyan
in opposing Kocharyan, he added.
Melikyan believes that "if Serzh Sargsyan continues president, we will
continued bogged down in a morass." On the other hand, the situation
will be exacerbated in case Levon Ter-Petrosyan or Robert Kocharyan
come to power. "In both cases it does not meet our national interests,"
he said. Melikyan pointed out the need for "looking for the next
political generation, which would be outside the three presidents'
teams and could unite society."
"All the three options are bad, and we should look for a new one,"
Melikyan said. He hopes that society will "be shown a clear direction."
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
09.09.11
At his Sept 9. meeting with journalists, Arman Melikyan, the former
foreign minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, said that "in speaking of the
three presidents, I think Serzh Sargsyan's chances are the best."
Robert Rocharyan is ready to support Serzh Sargsyan in opposing Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, while Ter-Petrosyan is ready to support Serzh Sargsyan
in opposing Kocharyan, he added.
Melikyan believes that "if Serzh Sargsyan continues president, we will
continued bogged down in a morass." On the other hand, the situation
will be exacerbated in case Levon Ter-Petrosyan or Robert Kocharyan
come to power. "In both cases it does not meet our national interests,"
he said. Melikyan pointed out the need for "looking for the next
political generation, which would be outside the three presidents'
teams and could unite society."
"All the three options are bad, and we should look for a new one,"
Melikyan said. He hopes that society will "be shown a clear direction."
From: A. Papazian