April 9, 2007 - 18:38 AMT
Armenian political parties publish their electoral programs
The day before electoral campaign has started in Armenia. Already today "National Unity" and "Orinats Yerkir" have published their electoral programs. "National Unity" in the program presents its national projects, ideology, anti-corruption policy, and necessity of reorganization and additional reforms in such spheres of public life, as health care, economy, education and science. "While preparing the program we took into account Russia's experience in working out National Projects, US's experience in overcoming the Great Depression, as well as Germany's experience," leader of party Artashes Geghamyan stated.

The main political task for "Orinats Yerkir" in foreign policy is membership and consistent deepening of relations with European structures, leader of party and ex-Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan stated on Monday speaking on the presentation of his party's electoral program. He underlined that "Orinats Yerkir" considers consistent deepening of relations with European structures as a goal for EU membership. At the same time he stressed the party accentuates deepening of relations but not membership to NATO.

As other priorities for foreign policy Arthur Baghdasaryan underlined the development of bilateral ties with Russia, deepening of relations with the U.S., peaceful and mutually acceptable solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, "Novosti Armenia" reports.