  Sargsyan: Speaking of Presidency Plans Hard NowJuly 21, 2006 - 14:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan will make a decision on putting forward his candidacy or not for the post of the President after the parliamentary election in 2007, he stated in an interview with RFE/RL. "At present speaking of presidency plans is hard. I never worked for any post," Sargsyan said. He explained that his decision will be conditioned by the returns of the parliamentary election. "If the Republican Party of Armenia collects 21-22% of grassroots votes, I will consider it satisfactory, if 25% - good. If the party gains over 25%, it will be an excellent outcome," Sargsyan said.At that he noted he is not going to resign, as there are no reasons for that. «Why should I resign? It is senseless. Did I work bad? If I did, the President should make a corresponding decision himself,» Sargsyan remarked.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
