Yerkrapah Board chairman calls Armenian President brother-in-arms

 February 18, 2012 - 16:40 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerkrapah Volunteer Union will back its brother-in-arms President Serzh Sargsyan, Board chairman Manvel Grigoryan said during the 9th meeting of Yerkrapah.

Asked if it stipulates endorsing ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) headed by President Sargsyan during forthcoming parliamentary elections Mr. Grigoryan answered, “There has not been voiced a statement on backing RPA. President is our comrade-in-arms and we will support him.”

In this context, he noted that Serzh Sargsyan was Defense Minister during national-liberation movement in Karabakh, and Yerkrapah fulfilled his orders, stressing Serzh Sargsyan’s presence at Union’s meeting as President of Armenia and not RPA leader.

Mr. Grigoryan further ruled out the possibility of another convention aimed at announcing Yerkrapah’s support for any political forces on the threshold of parliamentary race.

Today, February 18 Yerevan hosted the 9th meeting of Yerkrapah Volunteer Union during which Manvel Grigoryan was reelected to the post of Board chairman.

A statement was also approved confirming Union's support for Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in foreign and domestic policy issues.

Yerkrapah Volunteer Union was established in 1993. It currently comprises over 10 thousand members, most of them being veterans of Karabakh war.