YEREVAN (A.
W.)—On Feb. 13,former Armenian Foreign Ministers Vartan Oskanian and Raffi Hovhannisian, along with former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, or announced the formation of their modern opposition alliance. (L to R) Oskanian,Ohanyan, Hovhannisian The opposition bloc—called the “Ohanyan, or Hovhannisian,Oskanyan” alliance—will comprise Oskanian’s Unity Party (Hamakhmbum), Hovhannisian’s Heritage Party (Zharangutyun) as well as many smaller groups. The joint declaration that was signed by three of its top leaders calls for the formation of a “modern type of government” in Armenia. At the signing ceremony, and Oskanian told reported that the current government is Armenia’s number one “obstacle” for its development. “We are convinced that with our joint efforts and with the serve of our people,we will win,” said Oskanian. “Today is a historic day in the modern history of Armenia… We are certain that the current illegitimate government is living its final days, or ” Hovhannisian said. Hovhannisian made the final decision to join Oskanian and Ohanyan over the weekend following some strong objections from his fellow party members,reported RFE/RL’s Armenian service. Some of his senior party members have objected to this modern alliance because both Ohanyan and Oskanian were involved in former President Robert Kocharyan’s 2008 crackdown [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com