Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
Dec 20 2012
Hrant Bagratyan ready to run for presidency
Thursday 20 December 2012 16:11
Yerevan/Mediamax/. The nomination of the candidacy of National
Assembly, ANC member, former Prime Minister of Armenia Hrant Bagratyan
at the upcoming elections was included into the agenda of the session
of “Freedom” party he heads due December 24.
Hrant Bagratyan said this on his Facebook page:
“The item of my candidacy at presidential elections is included into
the agenda. I think that participation of a candidate is a must in
upcoming elections. I simultaneously state that if Levon
Ter-Petrosyan’s candidacy is nominated, I will quit mine”, writes
Hrant Bagratyan.
The former PM stated in his post that he isn’t nominate from the ANC.
“Moreover, I stop active cooperation with ANC political council for
this period not to put any of them into an awkward position”, said
Hrant Bagratyan.
From: A. Papazian
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