Tweet
ASHOT MANUCHARYAN: RUSSIA IS TRYING TO COUNTERWEIGHT THE WEST IN ARMENIA USING PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY AND THE FORCES CONSOLIDATED AROUND IT
arminfo
Thursday, November 22, 13:49
Russia is trying to counterweight the West and the Republican Party of
Armenia advocating its interests in Armenia using Prosperous Armenia
Party and the forces consolidated around it: Armenian National Congress
and ARF Dashnaktsutyun. Ashot Manucharyan, a member of the Karabakh
Committee, ex-adviser of the first president of Armenia for national
security, made such statement in a press conference, Thursday.
He said that the political consultations launched by Prosperous
Armenia Party and the confrontation with the ruling party of Armenia
is nothing but a conflict of interests of the West and Russia in
Armenia. "Our country must find the right formula in order to get in
on the ground-floor," he said.
"Russia extremely needs partners in Armenia and its efforts to
unite PAP and other political parties aim to make Moscow's positions
stronger in Armenia. It is inherently a positive process, because
political monopoly is inadmissible. Any balance of forces restricts
the possibilities of the ruling party, and Russia tries to keep that
balance," Manucharyan said. At the same time, the politician thinks
that this process may yield a reverse effect i.e. it may lead to public
unrest in Armenia with even worse consequences than in March 2008.
To recall, Secretary of the Prosperous Armenia Party Faction,
Naira Zohrabyan, said on Nov 6 that the PAP was starting political
consultations in the run-up to the presidential elections 2013. She
said that the consultations will focus on possible consolidation of
political forces around the idea of switching to the parliamentary
system of governing, which would allow enhancing the role of the
political forces in the country's life. Earlier Leader of Heritage
Party Raffi Hovannisian, as well as members of the Armenian National
Congress and ARF Dashnaktsutyun advocated this idea. A meeting with
Free Democrats was held expected today, on Nov 21.
From: Baghdasarian
arminfo
Thursday, November 22, 13:49
Russia is trying to counterweight the West and the Republican Party of
Armenia advocating its interests in Armenia using Prosperous Armenia
Party and the forces consolidated around it: Armenian National Congress
and ARF Dashnaktsutyun. Ashot Manucharyan, a member of the Karabakh
Committee, ex-adviser of the first president of Armenia for national
security, made such statement in a press conference, Thursday.
He said that the political consultations launched by Prosperous
Armenia Party and the confrontation with the ruling party of Armenia
is nothing but a conflict of interests of the West and Russia in
Armenia. "Our country must find the right formula in order to get in
on the ground-floor," he said.
"Russia extremely needs partners in Armenia and its efforts to
unite PAP and other political parties aim to make Moscow's positions
stronger in Armenia. It is inherently a positive process, because
political monopoly is inadmissible. Any balance of forces restricts
the possibilities of the ruling party, and Russia tries to keep that
balance," Manucharyan said. At the same time, the politician thinks
that this process may yield a reverse effect i.e. it may lead to public
unrest in Armenia with even worse consequences than in March 2008.
To recall, Secretary of the Prosperous Armenia Party Faction,
Naira Zohrabyan, said on Nov 6 that the PAP was starting political
consultations in the run-up to the presidential elections 2013. She
said that the consultations will focus on possible consolidation of
political forces around the idea of switching to the parliamentary
system of governing, which would allow enhancing the role of the
political forces in the country's life. Earlier Leader of Heritage
Party Raffi Hovannisian, as well as members of the Armenian National
Congress and ARF Dashnaktsutyun advocated this idea. A meeting with
Free Democrats was held expected today, on Nov 21.
From: Baghdasarian