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CHANGE OF POWER IN 2008
Lragir, Armenia
Dec 8 2006
The former prime minister of Armenia Hrant Bagratyan stated December
8 at the Friday Club that the values of 20 or 10 years ago are
not found in the political sphere any more, and in the upcoming 30
years the political sphere in Armenia will not accept differences in
ideologies and principles, every time after the presidential election
the parliament will obey him, and the political forces will be solving
three focal problems, "Save Karabakh, prevent massacres and blockade
of routes".
Personally, Hrant Bagratyan is not interested in running in the
elections in 2007 and 2008, but he thinks that in 2007 the struggle
will be going on in the government-government sphere, the government
will be reproduced. And in 2008 there will be a change of power.
Hrant Bagratyan thinks that the government is conducting a wrong
policy on Azerbaijan and Turkey. In case of Azerbaijan, it was
necessary to settle the liberated territories as soon as possible
to reach a settlement soon, and "Ilham Aliyev would have to seek a
resolution." And now we are like someone who has bought an apartment
but he neither lives there nor lets it, and the other says I need
this apartment, "The Hungarian, the French hear and say that the
second is right." However, Bagratyan does not think that we will earn
lasting peace if we agree to a compromise on Karabakh. Hrant Bagratyan
reminded that when he was prime minister, a policy on resettlement of
the liberated territories was implemented. 10 thousand people moved to
Lachin within a year, a branch of a bank, small factories were opened
"but now the population is decreasing."
For Turkey, according to the former prime minister, instead of rising
against Turkey's membership to the EU we should try to be helpful and
generally we should cooperate with our neighbors for the sake of our
development. "The relations with our neighbors are mainly economic.
This is a problem."
"Why do we want Turkey to go East towards us rather than to go West?
Why are we aggravating the relations which are already complicated? I
do not want to kindle the fire. What are we pursuing in Javakheti? We
did not rise the question of Javakheti, but we cooperated with the
Georgian government. We had one problem - Karabakh. We do not have
a problem of West Armenia with Turkey. This is adventurism which
will eventually lead to the destruction of Karabakh. We must use
every opportunity for the sake of our country," warns the former
prime minister.
Lragir, Armenia
Dec 8 2006
The former prime minister of Armenia Hrant Bagratyan stated December
8 at the Friday Club that the values of 20 or 10 years ago are
not found in the political sphere any more, and in the upcoming 30
years the political sphere in Armenia will not accept differences in
ideologies and principles, every time after the presidential election
the parliament will obey him, and the political forces will be solving
three focal problems, "Save Karabakh, prevent massacres and blockade
of routes".
Personally, Hrant Bagratyan is not interested in running in the
elections in 2007 and 2008, but he thinks that in 2007 the struggle
will be going on in the government-government sphere, the government
will be reproduced. And in 2008 there will be a change of power.
Hrant Bagratyan thinks that the government is conducting a wrong
policy on Azerbaijan and Turkey. In case of Azerbaijan, it was
necessary to settle the liberated territories as soon as possible
to reach a settlement soon, and "Ilham Aliyev would have to seek a
resolution." And now we are like someone who has bought an apartment
but he neither lives there nor lets it, and the other says I need
this apartment, "The Hungarian, the French hear and say that the
second is right." However, Bagratyan does not think that we will earn
lasting peace if we agree to a compromise on Karabakh. Hrant Bagratyan
reminded that when he was prime minister, a policy on resettlement of
the liberated territories was implemented. 10 thousand people moved to
Lachin within a year, a branch of a bank, small factories were opened
"but now the population is decreasing."
For Turkey, according to the former prime minister, instead of rising
against Turkey's membership to the EU we should try to be helpful and
generally we should cooperate with our neighbors for the sake of our
development. "The relations with our neighbors are mainly economic.
This is a problem."
"Why do we want Turkey to go East towards us rather than to go West?
Why are we aggravating the relations which are already complicated? I
do not want to kindle the fire. What are we pursuing in Javakheti? We
did not rise the question of Javakheti, but we cooperated with the
Georgian government. We had one problem - Karabakh. We do not have
a problem of West Armenia with Turkey. This is adventurism which
will eventually lead to the destruction of Karabakh. We must use
every opportunity for the sake of our country," warns the former
prime minister.