November 11, 2011 - 15:30 AMT
New Times party leader calls Sargsyan, Kocharian “Siamese twins”

New Times party leader believes current leader Serzh Sargsyan and ex-president Robert Kocharian to have no serious disagreements.

“To me, there were always close, like Siamese twins. As soon as the change of current political system is on agenda, they’ll be back together to counteract the attempt,” Aram Karapetyan told a news conference in Yerevan.

As Karapetyan noted, recent resignations were aimed to neutralize politicians which could gain power even without Kocharian.

“Unwilling to become “the youngest pensioner,” Kocharian makes every effort to change that status,” the party leader said.

Karapetyan advised Kocharian to set his sights on NKR president's post. “Kocharian's accession to Karabakh presidency might positively affect the Republic's international ties, considering his connections with Russia’s power-holding structures,” the politician concluded.