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    ARF's Supreme Convention to suggest answers to all questions

    Yerkir/arm
    October 29, 2004

    By Karine Mangassarian

    The Supreme Convention of Armenian Revolutionary Federation's Armenia
    organization opens today. The Supreme Convention is a good occasion
    for theparty to look back at what its has done.

    Levon Mkrtchian, member of ARF's Supreme Body and leader of National
    Assembly's ARF faction says the Convention will address the questions
    of party building, relations with coalition partners and other
    political parties. Issues connected with the upcoming elections as
    well as the country's foreign policy will also be discussed at the
    Convention. `ARF's General Convention has addressed the possible
    developments for Armenia given the rapidly changing political
    situation in the region.

    The General Convention has made several strategic statements that are
    crucial for ARF in Armenia', Mkrtchian said adding that several
    interestingproposals have been received from party structures in the
    regions of Armenia that will be included in the discussion at the
    Supreme Convention.

    These proposals deal with different spheres. The Convention is
    important because it will be held before the local government
    elections in 2005, as well as the next parliamentary and presidential
    elections.

    Mkrtchian said the Supreme Convention will develop a special scenario
    of developments that will later be implemented by the ARF Supreme
    Body.

    Answering the question whether it is not too early to speak about the
    next elections, Mkrtchian noted that the Convention does not aim at
    making any detailed prognoses regarding this issue. `The Convention
    will discuss the party's position regarding the political situation in
    the country, the coalition, the internal political stability in
    Armenia as well as foreign policy issues.

    We have repeatedly stated that the party's main goal is the
    preservation of stability in the country and maintenance of the
    national polices adopted since 1998. This is our strategic goal and
    all our discussions and statements will be centered around it,'
    Mkrtchian stated.

    Any convention or press conference held by ARF stirs wide public
    discussion, particularly around the issue of whether or not the party
    will remain in the coalition.

    Commenting on this, Mkrtchian reminded that the coalition unites
    different political forces and that it does not mean a political
    bloc. `The coalition includes different political parties that have
    different approaches to many issues. They have serious ideological
    differences. The coalition simply unites political forces that have
    committed themselves to certain obligations by signing the coalition
    memorandum.

    The level of fulfillment of those obligations will show whether or not
    our participation in the coalition is justified,' Mkrtchian stated
    adding that if people see that the obligations envisaged in the
    memorandum are not fulfilled they will make the corresponding
    decision. As to the practical implementation of the memorandum,
    Mkrtchian believes that certain accomplishments have been made.

    Commenting on democratization in Armenia, struggle against corruption
    and other related issues, Mkrtchian stated that this sphere is
    improving very slowly. `We still have a lot to do in this respect,'
    Mkrtchian concluded.
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