"Money does not stink": Azat Arshakyan comments on the sponsors of  the new coalition headed by Seyran Ohanyan 

ArmInfo."United Armenia" union headed by the former Head of Special Operations Unit of Ministry of National Security of Armenia Artur Aleksanyan supports all the political initiatives by former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and other forces that intend to join him, member of the union, former MP Azat Arshakyan stated at the press conference today. 

At the same time he confirmed the information of mass media that  currently beside United Armenia "Heritage" Party, the "Third  Republic" Party, headed by former Deputy Head of President's  Administration Viktor Dallakyan, "Unity", headed by former Foreign  Minister Vartan Oskanian and "Democratic Party" headed by Aram  Sargsyan are currently holding negotiations on the issue of joining  Ohanyan. "This is not the entire list of political and public  organizations that currently are holding negotiations for uniting",  Arshakyan stated adding that it is not so important which forces will  enter the coalition, most importantly, they are doing it with the aim  of making reforms. He also did not refute the information that former  Defense Minister of Artsakh Samvel Babayan and former Minister of  National Security of Armenia Karlos Petrosyan will also join the new  coalition. Arshakyan also informed that they are actively cooperating  with "Justice Within Armenia" movement, which unites well-known  figures from Diaspora, including film director Atom Egoyan, actress  Arsinee Khanjian, and musician Serj Tankian. 

At the same time he did not reveal the sources of financing of the  newly established union refuting the information that Russian  businessman of Armenian origin Andranik Nikoghosyan will sponsor it.  "He does not have enough money for that", the former MP stated at the  same time stressing that anyone who wants to finance the coalition is  free to do that as according to Arshakyan Money does not stink. "We  are not against taking money from either second President Robert  Kocharyan or Chairman of Union of Armenians of Russia Ara Abrahamyan,  however without any obligations", he stated. 

Arshakyan also informed that the goal of the newly established  coalition is to make radical reforms in Armenia. "We need to  strengthen Homeland-Artsakh-Diaspora ties, and for this reason  activists from Diaspora and Artsakh should be involved in the  public-political process in Armenia, a two-house parliament should be  established in Armenia for this purpose. MPs from Diaspora and  Artsakh should be represented in the upper house. Constitutional  reforms should be made in Armenia for this reason", the former MP  summarized