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POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS TO BE REGULARLY HELD
De Facto
Nov 21, 2008
YEREVAN, 21.11.08. DE FACTO. On November 20 the RA President Serzh
Sargsian invited leaders of the political parties registered and
acting in Armenia to conduct discussions on the subject of the
"Peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict".
According to the RA Presidents' Press Office, before turning to
the matter at hand, the President of Armenia said, "First of all, I
would like to congratulate all of us on the occasion of an outstanding
performance of our chess players at the World Olympiad. I am confident
that many of us here, and not only us, but also our people were waiting
particularly for the news from Dresden, and this news, at least for
me, is very inspirational. I think we should all together support
our chess players. This is a very important event in the sport life
of our country."
Next, Serzh Sargsian thanked all those present for accepting his
invitation.
Noting, that these meetings would be held regularly, the President of
Armenia said, "In my address to the National Assembly and our people
I had noted that I would initiate topical and regular discussions on
the vital, strategic issues, and that leaders of all political parties
would be invited to participate. This is the first meeting in that
format." The President of Armenia "expressed hope that this mechanism
will not only allow to increase parti cipation of the political
parties in the decision-making processes but will also contribute to
the further expansion of the political field. Every discussion in
this format will be dedicated to one particular issue. I would not
exclude the possibility of having even outgoing meetings which will be
convened out of the capital, in the localities relevant to the topic
of the discussions. In my opinion, the importance of such meetings
is in being able to listen to each other, to comprehend the variety
of opinions and approaches, the ability to collectively ponder on
the problems facing our country and when possible to develop a joint
position on different issues.
Today and from now on our discussions will be conducted without
reference, in a so called "closed discussions" format. Such a
format will allow all the participants to take uninhibited part in
the discussions and express whatever opinion. As for the "without
reference", it means that after this meeting, during our public
activities we can utilize opinions voiced here, however, with the
understanding that there will be no direct references."
After the opening remarks of President Sargsian a discussion unfolded
on the process of the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict which lasted almost five hours.
De Facto
Nov 21, 2008
YEREVAN, 21.11.08. DE FACTO. On November 20 the RA President Serzh
Sargsian invited leaders of the political parties registered and
acting in Armenia to conduct discussions on the subject of the
"Peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict".
According to the RA Presidents' Press Office, before turning to
the matter at hand, the President of Armenia said, "First of all, I
would like to congratulate all of us on the occasion of an outstanding
performance of our chess players at the World Olympiad. I am confident
that many of us here, and not only us, but also our people were waiting
particularly for the news from Dresden, and this news, at least for
me, is very inspirational. I think we should all together support
our chess players. This is a very important event in the sport life
of our country."
Next, Serzh Sargsian thanked all those present for accepting his
invitation.
Noting, that these meetings would be held regularly, the President of
Armenia said, "In my address to the National Assembly and our people
I had noted that I would initiate topical and regular discussions on
the vital, strategic issues, and that leaders of all political parties
would be invited to participate. This is the first meeting in that
format." The President of Armenia "expressed hope that this mechanism
will not only allow to increase parti cipation of the political
parties in the decision-making processes but will also contribute to
the further expansion of the political field. Every discussion in
this format will be dedicated to one particular issue. I would not
exclude the possibility of having even outgoing meetings which will be
convened out of the capital, in the localities relevant to the topic
of the discussions. In my opinion, the importance of such meetings
is in being able to listen to each other, to comprehend the variety
of opinions and approaches, the ability to collectively ponder on
the problems facing our country and when possible to develop a joint
position on different issues.
Today and from now on our discussions will be conducted without
reference, in a so called "closed discussions" format. Such a
format will allow all the participants to take uninhibited part in
the discussions and express whatever opinion. As for the "without
reference", it means that after this meeting, during our public
activities we can utilize opinions voiced here, however, with the
understanding that there will be no direct references."
After the opening remarks of President Sargsian a discussion unfolded
on the process of the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict which lasted almost five hours.