“IT WILL BE WRONG, IF TER-PETROSYAN DOES NOT RUN FOR PRESIDENCY”

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“Of course, the appearance of a new leader, particularly such an important figure as Levon Ter-Petrosyan, in the political field is an alternative. I am smart enough not to say unreasonable things. I repeat that I respect all political actors. The “Armenian Republican Party” doesn’t ignore any political power or actor”, said Hamlet Harutyunyan, deputy of the “Armenian Republican Party” and the head of “Artsakh” Compatriots’ Union to “A1+” reflecting on the processes around Ter-Petrosyan.

Underlining the importance of Ter-Petrosyan’s personality, Mr Harutyunyan considers that no extraordinary changes will occur in the political field. He thinks that political powers are not close to launch the pre-election campaign and everything will become clear by the time and the opposition will exhaust itself: “The newspapers write only about Ter-Petrosyan’s candidature as if not other candidate exists. Newspapers also write about other candidates, for example they write about Serge Sargsyan’s visit to Washington DC. By the way, Artashes Geghamyan announced during his last press conference, that Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s nomination depends on Serge Sargsyan’s forthcoming visits”.

“As a rule, political secrets are not available to ordinary people, and I do not know where Artashes Geghamyan has learnt from about this. The whole world will laugh at us if such a thing happens”, said Mr Harutyunyan. He also informed “A1+” that there was no mystery in Serge Sargsyan’s possible visit to France after the States. “Maybe newspapers write that he will participate in the divorce process of Nicolas Sarkozy. Instead we should pay attention to the serious events in the region. I ensure you that the US-Iran relations are more dangerous for Armenia, than the presidential elections”.

To the question of “A1+” whether the presidential elections were dangerous or not, Mr Harutyunyan responded: “Presidential elections are not dangerous, but the regional developments are dangerous. Why don’t you connect Serge Sargsyan’s visits with the solution of those problems?” As compared with Artashes Geghamyan, Mr Harutyunyan does not connect Ter-Petrosyan’s nomination with Prime Minister’s visits or with the visits of others. “From the moral point of view, it will be wrong, if Ter-Petrosyan doesn’t run for presidency after all this”.

As to the gathering organized by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Stepan Demirchyan and Aram Sargsyan, Mr Harutyunyan informed, that no discussions were held in this regard in the “Republican Party of Armenia”. “Inner life of the party is quiet in this regard. The party doesn’t spare time on such trivial events. The “Republican Party of Armenia” focuses on the strengthening party’s structures”. Mr Harutyunyan was annoyed by the rumors that the “Republican Party of Armenia” was delaying the party’s session.

“No problem within the party may delay the session. It is due on 10 November, which is just in time”, he said, adding that the party’s candidate would win during the 2008 presidential elections.