In response to a question of www.aravot.am whether Vartan Oskanian, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs presently being in the second place on the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) list, had expressed the official opinion of the PAP yesterday on Radio Liberty, Khachik Galstyan, Gagik Tsarukyan’s press secretary, said, “Certainly, no. Mr. Oskanian expressed his personal opinion.”
Let us remind that Vartan Oskanian said, “The coalition ruling for the past five years has been formal and the Republican Party has done whatever it liked, therefore, the Republican Party is fully responsible for the hard socio-political conditions existing in the country.”
In response to an observation that it turned out the PAP didn’t try to avoid responsibility, Khachik Galstyan said, “The Prosperous Armenia Party has always stated that it is responsible insofar as it takes part in the Cabinet work.”
Young PAP member Vahan Babayan expressed the following opinion in a press club today that the coalition basically didn’t exist anymore. Our interlocutor assesses this also as a personal opinion, reminding that the party leader and persons entitled by him – the press secretary or other officials – have the authority to express the party opinion.
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Nelly GRIGORYAN
