YEREVAN. - The coalition agreement with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will be signed after the May holidays, member of ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Aghvan Vardanyan, told journalists on Friday.

According to him, the issues the country faces are various: they relate to security, economics and social insurance. The party has specialists in various spheres, who will continue the work in the new parliament, Vardanyan added.

He also noted that the rumors on that Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan has controversies with ARF-D are absolutely groundless.  ''We will sign a coalition agreement and discuss our future actions. Apparently, ARF-D will maintain its independence. We will ourselves decide the level and format of our participation,'' Vardanyan said.

Asked whether ARF-D will maintain three ministerial portfolios and whether they will remain the same (education, territorial administration and nature preservation), Vardanyan advised to have patience.