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    AGREEMENT ON POLITICAL COALITION SIGNED AT ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE

    ARKA News Agency, Armenia
    June 6 2007

    YEREVAN, June 6. /ARKA/. An agreement on the formation of political
    coalition has been signed at the residence of RA President Robert
    Kocharyan.

    The RA presidential press service reports that the agreement was
    signed by Board Chairman, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Serge
    Sargsyan and Chairman of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan.

    The agreement was signed on the results of the May 12 parliamentary
    elections with the Armenian president's assistance.

    In its turn, the political coalition signed a cooperation agreement
    with the ARF Dashnaktsutyun represented by Armen Rustamyan, a
    representative of the ARF Board.

    The main goal of the coalition is to form efficient legislative and
    executive power, which would enjoy public confidence, during the
    activities of the Armenian National Assembly of the 4th convocation.

    The document envisages the elaboration of the Government's program of
    action on the basis of the election programs of the Republican Party
    of Armenia and Prosperous Armenia Party, as well as the achievement
    of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun's goals, which coincide with the ones
    incorporated in the Government program, and effective ways of meeting
    the challenges facing Armenia.

    The political coalition members pledged to implement a common policy,
    cooperating with the each other and with the President.

    The sides pledged to make efforts toward effective implementation
    of the Government's program, execution of the agreements by means
    of authorized representatives in the government structures. The
    signatories also pledged not to make any steps that would cause any
    damage to the goals incorporated in the agreement.

    The political coalition and the party to the agreement declared as
    their priorities stable and secure economic development, essential
    reduction of shadow economy through the application of fairer
    mechanisms of profit distribution, stimulation of export-oriented
    production.

    Among the parties' priorities are also enhancing the efficiency
    of corruption control, completing the harmonization of Armenia's
    legislation with the reformed Constitution, incorporating
    constitutional guarantees of forming a full-fledged system of
    restraints and counterbalance between the wings of power in the
    legislation and political system, ensuring favorable conditions
    for consolidation of civil society, completing the reforms of the
    government service system through the formation of a fair and efficient
    political system.

    The agreement also determines the formats of political coalition and
    cooperation in the state government system.

    Five parties were elected to Parliament as a result of parliamentary
    elections on May 12, 2007: Republican party of Armenia (RPA),
    prosperous Party of Armenia (PPA) ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Country of Law
    party and Heritage Party.

    The first coalition government was formed after the 2003 parliamentary
    elections. The coalition was formed by the RPA, ARF and Country of
    Law Party.
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