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    QUOTING OR THREATENING? ARMENIAN PREMIER EXPLAINS HIS AMBIGUOUS STATEMENT
    By Siranuysh Gevorgyan

    ArmeniaNow
    31.10.11 | 15:23

    Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has clarified his statement
    over the "broken trough", which brought about various interpretations
    last week. On Sunday, at the Republican Party's economic forum
    the premier said that his statement was addressed to "destructive
    elements."

    Premier Sargsyan made a statement during a briefing on Wednesday at
    the National Assembly, saying that those who do not cooperate with
    the ruling Republican Party "would end up with a broken trough." The
    statement was immediately qualified as a warning to coalition partner
    Prosperous Armenia party. Speculations last week were that the party
    was going to either withdraw from the coalition or announce its
    support of (Republican Party head) Serzh Sargsyan's candidacy.

    Prosperous Armenia Party representatives, however, have restrained
    from commenting on this statement.

    "The context of my statement was clear, because I have quoted of
    the well known statement made by the president saying that we want
    to build bridges of cooperation with the opposition. I believe that
    the upcoming challenges that we face show that the cooperation is
    extremely necessary. We have capacities and abilities not to allow
    tremors in the republic [Armenia]," the premier said.

    Referring to the cooperation with coalition partners Prosperous Armenia
    and Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law) parties, Sargsyan said that they
    "have always been led by the principle of keeping solidarity, and
    have done everything to make that cooperation succeed."

    "The Republican Party could have made the authority all alone by
    itself, however, the president of Armenia, being loyal to the
    principles suggested by him, always prefers cooperation," the
    premier said.

    Political analyst Yervand Bozoyan told ArmeniaNow that it was obvious
    that the premier's statement had referred to the Prosperous Armenia
    Party.

    "But because he [premier] could not 'digest' that, that is to say,
    the authorities could not threaten Prosperous Armenia by that, he
    decided to connect his statement with the opposition, because it was
    much easier to do that," Bozoyan said.


    From: Baghdasarian
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