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june 20 2011
Expert: Armenian president left doors half open for opposition
June 18, 2011 | 20:05
YEREVAN. - Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan responded to opposition
Armenian National Congress leaving the door for negotiations half
opened. Thus, he said `yes' to dialogue with ANC but excluded the
early elections point from dialogue agenda, said political analyst
Yervand Bozoyan to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He emphasized that President Sargsyan intentionally left the door half
open, so that ANC could enter into it.
`And, certainly, ANC will go into it, it will certainly continue the
dialogue with authorities because it is already deeply involved in the
process and does not possess the necessary political recourse to make
a step back,' added the expert
He noted that authorities initiated the dialogue process with a sole
purpose of weakening ANC and, in the long run, they achieved the set
goal. Bozoyan said that the incumbent president has rich experience in
this context.
`Once Serzh Sargsyan diminished opposition National Unity party led by
Artashes Geghamyan through a dialogue process. In 2008 he weakened
Orinats Yerkir party led by Arthur Baghdasaryan in a similar way,'
concluded the expert.
june 20 2011
Expert: Armenian president left doors half open for opposition
June 18, 2011 | 20:05
YEREVAN. - Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan responded to opposition
Armenian National Congress leaving the door for negotiations half
opened. Thus, he said `yes' to dialogue with ANC but excluded the
early elections point from dialogue agenda, said political analyst
Yervand Bozoyan to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He emphasized that President Sargsyan intentionally left the door half
open, so that ANC could enter into it.
`And, certainly, ANC will go into it, it will certainly continue the
dialogue with authorities because it is already deeply involved in the
process and does not possess the necessary political recourse to make
a step back,' added the expert
He noted that authorities initiated the dialogue process with a sole
purpose of weakening ANC and, in the long run, they achieved the set
goal. Bozoyan said that the incumbent president has rich experience in
this context.
`Once Serzh Sargsyan diminished opposition National Unity party led by
Artashes Geghamyan through a dialogue process. In 2008 he weakened
Orinats Yerkir party led by Arthur Baghdasaryan in a similar way,'
concluded the expert.