Heritage: PM’s statement boding ill for RPA rivals unacceptable

PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage opposition party’s parliamentary group leader said Armenian Prime Minister’s statement, suggesting that those who refuse to cooperate with the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will be back to square one, is unacceptable.

According to Stepan Safaryan, the statement is simply a saying “those who aren’t with us, are against us” upgraded into “those who aren’t with us are not getting cushy positions.”

Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister commented on rumored conflict between the ruling RPA and Prosperous Armenia party. “Those who cooperate with us will only gain by it; those who refuse, will be back to square one,” Tigran Sargsyan said.

The PM characterized RPA as the axis that the other coalition partners spin around, the position that the party aims to develop further. “The coalition memorandum signed in February consolidated the view above. Coalition parties will unite around president Serzh Sargsyan, without attempting to strengthen their own positions through their partners,” the PM said.

“Rumor-mongers are grossly mistaken about our possibilities. Today, RPA is the strongest political force in Armenia, capable of retaining and strengthening its position. However, we’re always open to cooperation with other political forces,” the Prime Minister noted.

According to PM spokesman Aram Ananyan, an attempt was made to distort the meaning of PM’s statement, insinuating that it was addressed to RPA coalition partners. As Ananyan noted earlier, “the statement was meant for forces that use political struggle to pursue their personal goals rather than promote the country’s development. The statement does not refer to Prosperous Armenia, our coalition partner, which renders the rumours to the opposite rather absurd.”