KOCHARIAN TAKES TER-PETROSYAN’S RETURN GOOD-NATUREDLY

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“Robert Kocharian takes the RA first president’s return good-naturedly,” RA President’s Press Secretary Victor Soghomonyan informed A1+ today. It is upon Levon Ter-Petrosyan to decide his further steps.

During an interview to German “Spiegel” magazine, Robert Kocharian said that he sees only Serge Sargsyan as the RA next president. According to Victor Soghomonyan none of the candidates possesses Sargsyan’s skills as a state and political figure.

In answer to A1+’s question how Robert Kocharian treats to Heritage’s bill on the NKR recognition, Victor Soghomonyan said Kocharyan had told Slovenian “Delo” magazine that in case the OSCE Minsk group negotiations failed the recognition of the NKR independence would ensure NKR people’s security.

The Republic of Armenia has de facto recognized the Nagorno-Karabakh independence. Robert Kocharian’s presence at the NKR president’s inauguration testifies to this, Victor Soghomonyan said.

According to the President’s press secretary, Robert Kocharian is well aware of “shootings” initiated by various top officials. “Surely the relevant bodies are assigned to take measures and to see to the matters.”

“I have studied some cases and I must confess that press does not present them in compliance with the reality,” Soghomonyan said.

Afterwards, Sognomonyan presented Kocharyan's plans for the incoming week. Later this week Kocharian will leave for a one-day non-official visit to Batumi at the invitation of his Georgian counterpart Mikhail Saakashvili.

The presidents of the two countries will discuss a whole spectrum of questions of Armenian-Georgian relations. Among others, the two Presidents will refer to the problems of Javakhk

At the beginning of October Kocharian in the recurrent summit of Presidents of the CIS member states in Dushanbe. In the same city, RA President will take part in the summits of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EvAzES).

On October 10-12 Kocharian will visit Brussels to meet with the heads of European structures. The RA President will also visit Finland on his Finnish counterpart's invitation on an official visit.