“Those who make such observations about the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) are strongly criticized, cursed by millions of residents of Armenia. What will he do now?” Tigran Urikhanyan, the press secretary of the PAP, said during a conversation with www.aravot.am, talking about the Brussels statements of the PAP, which had been called “disgraceful” by Eduard Sharmazanov, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) spokesman and a Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, during a conversation with Radio Liberty.
An official statement on those issues and statements released by the PAP reads: “During informal meetings, Gagik Tsarukyan expressed an idea that it was impossible to struggle against corruption in the country, if that struggle is directed by the main corrupted persons.”
Talking about PAP leader Gagik Tsarukyan’s visit to Brussels and meetings there, Mr. Sharmazanov said: “We don’t say that according to our European colleagues, the PAP is considered as an artificial force in Europe. We don’t say that the PAP achieved certain
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success, according to the same European MPs, as a result of a populist policy. We don’t say that according to some European MPs, the PAP leader lacks knowledge or conception of international politics and generally current political developments. The PAP, according to the European MPs again, doesn’t wage struggle based on ideas or programs, but just wants to seize power. We don’t say that, they say that.”
Nelly GRIGORYAN
