July 16, 2011 - 12:10 AMT
Armenian coalition forms working group for talks with opposition

Armenian coalition expressed readiness to start negotiations with the country’s opposition.

According to the statement by Armenian parliamentary speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, a working group formed to participate in coalition-opposition talks, includes: David Harutyunyan (Republican Party of Armenia), Gagik Minasyan (Republican Party of Armenia), Naira Zohrabyan (Prosperous Armenia Party), Vardan Bostanjyan (Prosperous Armenia Party), Mher Shahgeldyan (Orinats Yerkir Party) and Khachik Harutyunyan (Orinats Yerkir Party).

Members of the coalition group invite their Armenian National Congress (ANC) colleagues to participate in the first meeting on July 18, parliamentary press service reported.

During June 3 political council session, ANC named the composition of ANC delegation to negotiate with the authorities. The delegation includes ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan, representative of the central bureau David Shahnazaryan, a member of ANC economic committee, the head of ANC structure in Malatya Vahagn Khachatryan, People’s Party of Armenia secretary Felix Khachatryan and deputy head of Armenian National Movement Samvel Abrahamyan. -DJ-

Armenian coalition forms working group for talks with opposition