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REPORT: KOCHARYAN MAY REACT TO SARGSYAN'S STATEMENT
POLITICS | 13.02.15 | 12:43
Raising the Stakes: Sargsyan ushers in new political conditions by
tackling former coalition partner
Robert Kocharyan may provide his reaction to the unusually strong
criticism of President Serzh Sargsyan against Prosperous Armenia Party
(PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan, the former president's spokesman Victor
Soghomonyan said today, according towww.armtimes.com.
"Kocharyan returned [to Armenia] last night, there has not been a
discussion yet. Today I will discuss [the matter] with him, and if
there is a need for a reaction, he will provide that reaction by all
means," said the spokesman, according to the news website.
During a February 12 meeting of the Council of the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia, President Sargsyan lashed out at Tsarukyan,
describing his political activities as "evil" for the country.
Stressing the "ignorance and illiteracy" of Tsarukyan, Sargsyan
effectively urged the RPA to work towards ousting Tsarukyan from the
political arena.
PAP leader Tsarukyan was expected to respond to the criticism on
Friday afternoon.
Many in Armenia believe that Tsarukyan and the PAP are a political
support base for Kocharyan, who contemplates a return to active
politics. One of the obstacles to such a political comeback, many
experts believe, may be the constitutional reform initiated by the
Sargsyan administration and opposed by the PAP and other opposition
groups.
http://armenianow.com/news/politics/60597/armenia_serzh_sargsyan_kocharyan_pap_reaction
POLITICS | 13.02.15 | 12:43
Raising the Stakes: Sargsyan ushers in new political conditions by
tackling former coalition partner
Robert Kocharyan may provide his reaction to the unusually strong
criticism of President Serzh Sargsyan against Prosperous Armenia Party
(PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan, the former president's spokesman Victor
Soghomonyan said today, according towww.armtimes.com.
"Kocharyan returned [to Armenia] last night, there has not been a
discussion yet. Today I will discuss [the matter] with him, and if
there is a need for a reaction, he will provide that reaction by all
means," said the spokesman, according to the news website.
During a February 12 meeting of the Council of the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia, President Sargsyan lashed out at Tsarukyan,
describing his political activities as "evil" for the country.
Stressing the "ignorance and illiteracy" of Tsarukyan, Sargsyan
effectively urged the RPA to work towards ousting Tsarukyan from the
political arena.
PAP leader Tsarukyan was expected to respond to the criticism on
Friday afternoon.
Many in Armenia believe that Tsarukyan and the PAP are a political
support base for Kocharyan, who contemplates a return to active
politics. One of the obstacles to such a political comeback, many
experts believe, may be the constitutional reform initiated by the
Sargsyan administration and opposed by the PAP and other opposition
groups.
http://armenianow.com/news/politics/60597/armenia_serzh_sargsyan_kocharyan_pap_reaction