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    RULING PARTY REPRESENTATIVE SPURNS TER-PETROSYAN STATEMENT

    http://www.armenianow.com/news/politics/49659/armenia_republican_party_sharmazanov_terpetrosyan_ sargsyan
    POLITICS | 31.10.13 | 12:10

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    A spokesman for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has
    laughed off the call by opposition leader Ter-Petrosyan for President
    Serzh Sargsyan's resignation that he made in an article published
    through one of the local websites on Wednesday.

    In his piece Ter-Petrosyan, in particular, slammed Sargsyan for his
    "adventurist" foreign policy due to which, he contended, Armenia is now
    viewed as an unreliable partner both in the West and in Russia. He also
    voiced concerns about the future of Karabakh because of these policies.

    "Speaking in chess terminology, Sargsyan has appeared in a zugzwang
    situation in which any move he makes will lead to a defeat. Each
    day of his rule is a loss for Armenia and Artsakh (Karabakh),"
    wrote Ter-Petrosyan.

    In his comments to several media RPA spokesman and Deputy Speaker of
    Parliament Edward Sharmazanov described Ter-Petrosyan as a "political
    pensioner" and "failed politician" and advised that he should keep
    his own counsel.

    "Sometimes it's better to remain silent than to speak," commented
    Sharmazanov.

    The RPA representative also described Ter-Petrosyan's concerns over
    Karabakh ridiculous, reminding that still in 1992 in an interview to
    a Russian newspaper the ex-president stated that Karabakh should be
    incorporated into Azerbaijan as an autonomous republic.

    "Let alone the fact that the core of his foreign-policy program
    during the 2008 presidential race was becoming friends with Azeris,"
    said Sharmazanov.

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