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    Armenia president-elect welcomes rival candidate's agreement to cooperate

    Mediamax, Armenia
    March 1 2008

    Yerevan, 29 February: Armenia's president-elect and the leader of
    the Republican Party of Armenia, [Prime Minister] Serzh Sargsyan,
    today welcomed the agreement of the leader of the Orinats Yerkir
    [Law-Governed Country] party, Artur Baghdasaryan [who also ran in
    the 19 February presidential election], to join a coalition government.

    "I am glad that Artur Baghdasaryan has responded to our proposal to
    run the country by our joint efforts, and I welcome the creation of a
    coalition government by the Republican Party of Armenia, the Prosperous
    Armenia party and Orinats Yerkir," Serzh Sargsyan said after signing
    the corresponding agreement with Artur Baghdasaryan in Yerevan today.

    "Artur Baghdasaryan has accepted my offer to appoint him secretary of
    the National Security Council. This post will allow him to be involved
    in running the country and to have access to full information about
    all the processes, and thereby to take an active part in them,"
    Serzh Sargsyan said.

    "The agreement we have signed indicates the readiness of the Armenian
    government to carry out positive reforms in the country," Artur
    Baghdasaryan said. "We are with dignity taking the hand that has
    been extended to us, and we are sure that we are starting an honest
    process that will benefit the country."

    Serzh Sargsyan voiced the hope that the [Armenian Revolutionary
    Federation] Dashnaktsutyun will shortly agree to cooperate, which
    will mean that there are four participants in the coalition.
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