YEREVAN. – Negotiations are underway on forming a coalition government with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun Party.

Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP Hovhannes Sahakyan on Tuesday told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

To the query on whether it is known which governmental positions are being discussed during these talks, Sahakyan responded: “I didn’t participate in the discussions. (…) But it’s a fact that we [i.e. the RPA] have a track-record of governance and with the partners, and we have repeatedly stated that we stand ready [to collaborate] with the political forces with which we will reach common grounds.” 

Separately, ARF Bureau representative Hrant Markarian has told RFE/RL Armenian Service that the coalition talks have begun, and that the party officials had met with President Serzh Sargsyan two days ago, regarding this matter.