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From: Ina Iankulova (iiankulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Thu Apr 10 2003 - 11:31:16 EDT
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ACKNOWLEDGES DANGERS OF 'CONFRONTATION'
Addressing parliament after taking the oath of office on 9 April, President Kocharian said the February-March presidential election was "tough and uncompromising," and that it gave rise to a "confrontation between political forces [that] partly turned into a confrontation within society," RFE/RL's Yerevan bureau reported. Acknowledging that the situation provides "food for thought," Kocharian pledged to reform "the entire state system," to crack down on corruption, and to "report to the public on a regular basis" in order to prevent the rift between the government and the population from widening. At the same time, Kocharian again denounced as "irresponsible" ongoing street protests by Demirchian supporters who claim the election outcome was falsified and should therefore be annulled. LF
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