ARF Dashnaktsutyun ready to cooperate with other Armenian political parties

YEREVAN, November 30. /ARKA/. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun is ready to cooperate with all the Armenian political parties, said ARF Presidential Candidate, RA NA (National Assembly) Deputy Speaker Vahan Hovhannisian.

“We are going to search supporters at the threshold of the presidential election,” he said. According to Hovhannisian, “life will go on after election” and ARF will keep cooperating with all the political parties.

Dashnaktsutyun’s objective is to establish relations between authorities and guarantee loyalty, the Deputy Speaker said. He believes the acting authorities lack decision. This is the reason why ARF has nominated their presidential candidate.

The ARF presidential candidate does not participate in the forthcoming election to distribute portfolios, according to Hovhannisian.

The presidential election will be held in Armenia on February 19, 2008. RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsian, Armenia’s first president Levon Ter-Petrosian, Deputy Speaker of the RA Parliament Vahan Hovhannisian, Leader of the “Orinats Yerkir” Party (State of Law) Arthur Baghdasarian, Leader of the RA National Democratic Union Vazgen Manukian, Leader of the “Nor Zhamanakner” (New Times) Party Aram Karapetian, Leader of the Marxist Party of Armenia David Hakobian and Leader of the People’s Party Tigran Karapetian are candidates for presidency. Z. Sh. –0--