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Hraparak: Tycoon-led Armenian party seeks membership in ECR
11:45 - 09.11.13
Rejected by the European People's Party (EPP) once and for all,
Prosperous Armenia is now said to be seeking an affiliation with the
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).
At a meeting with the party's representatives in Yerevan, the
Prosperous Armenia members have reportedly tried to persuade the
European guests that their membership in the party would be mutually
beneficial given the shared values and ideas.
According to the paper, the PAP evidently bases its calculations on
the fact that the EPP and the ECR pursue conflicting policies, the
rivalry between the two being extremely tense and expected to
exacerbate more at the European Parliament's election in spring.
It notes further that the EPP rejected the Prosperous Armenia's
membership bid on the grounds that the party, led by a tycoon
politician (Gagik Tsarukyan), pursues no clear ideological trend.
Tigran Urikhanyan, the PAP spokesperson whom the paper contacted later
for comments, said only that the party supports a future deepening of
the partnership with the EU.
`The PAP has on its agenda a plan to promote the partnership and the
mutual integration between Armenia and the EU for the sake of European
values. As to what that partnership will lead to, I cannot says; it
will probably lead to a mutual integration and adherence to European
values,' he was quoted as saying.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
11:45 - 09.11.13
Rejected by the European People's Party (EPP) once and for all,
Prosperous Armenia is now said to be seeking an affiliation with the
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).
At a meeting with the party's representatives in Yerevan, the
Prosperous Armenia members have reportedly tried to persuade the
European guests that their membership in the party would be mutually
beneficial given the shared values and ideas.
According to the paper, the PAP evidently bases its calculations on
the fact that the EPP and the ECR pursue conflicting policies, the
rivalry between the two being extremely tense and expected to
exacerbate more at the European Parliament's election in spring.
It notes further that the EPP rejected the Prosperous Armenia's
membership bid on the grounds that the party, led by a tycoon
politician (Gagik Tsarukyan), pursues no clear ideological trend.
Tigran Urikhanyan, the PAP spokesperson whom the paper contacted later
for comments, said only that the party supports a future deepening of
the partnership with the EU.
`The PAP has on its agenda a plan to promote the partnership and the
mutual integration between Armenia and the EU for the sake of European
values. As to what that partnership will lead to, I cannot says; it
will probably lead to a mutual integration and adherence to European
values,' he was quoted as saying.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian