“There are no talks about cooperation,” this was the response of Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), to an observation of www.aravot.am that the first president had been talking about cooperation between the PAP and the Armenian National Congress (ANC), whereas he hadn’t responded.
Mr. Tsarukyan also added that the goal of the PAP is to hold a fair election, for which they had signed agreements on cooperation in different formats, one of which was signed also by the ANC.
In response to an observation of a journalist that the first president demanded that the PAP left the coalition and actually confronted the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Tsarukyan said that Levon Ter-Petrossian had not said such a thing. He added again that the PAP was ready for any cooperation for the sake of holding a free and fair election.
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As for what percentage of participation the PAP expected in this election and what percentage it would win, Gagik Tsarukyan said, “I am not engaged in self-advertisement today. The people are those who make assessments and cast votes for parties.”
As to the accusations of the Heritage Party representatives that the ANC and the PAP had secret agreements, Tsarukyan stated, “Let the Heritage Party blame the one who directs its moves.” The PAP leader didn’t mention who directed the moves of the Heritage Party.
Nelly GRIGORYAN
