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    DASHNAKTSUTYUN TO RAISE THE VOICE OF REVOLT
    LILIT POGHOSYAN


    Hayots Ashkhar Daily
    30 Aug 2008
    Armenia

    NA Deputy Speaker, member of ARFD Armenian Supreme Body Hrayr
    Karapetyan was the guest of `Hayatsk' club yesterday and the palette of
    the questions prepared by the journalists was rather inclusive.


    `Should Armenia recognize the independence of South Osatia and Abkhazia
    at this moment? To what extent is it possible that in that case Russia
    will recognize NKR independence?' Touching upon the before mentioned
    issues the speaker said: `At this stage it is not realistic, because
    Russia's recognition of the independence of South Osatia and Abkhazia
    is conditioned by its relations with Georgia. And we shouldn't forget
    that Russia doesn't have any problem in its relations with Azerbaijan.'

    Lots of things will depend on whether or not Minsk Group will continue
    to act by this format, will Russia maintain its status of a Minsk Group
    co-Chair and in general what new things will be registered in the
    negotiation process. `If it turns out that the possibilities of Minsk
    Group are exhausted and the negotiations have met a deadlock, also
    because of the relations between Russia and the West, we will have to
    think seriously about it.'

    By now Armenia hasn't recognized NKR independence: `only because we
    don't consider the peaceful settlement
    of the conflict exhausted. If we
    feel that the negotiation process has no prospect and that we need
    strategic changes in Artsakh issue we must draw conclusions from that
    and take brave steps.'

    As regards the decision of the Municipality not to give permission for
    holding demonstration in Azatutyun Square, according to the Deputy
    Speaker of the National Assembly, from the legal point of view it is
    not justified, but from the moral and political point of view it is
    acceptable `none of Armenian officials has the right to ban the
    demonstration devoted to Artsakh's independence.'

    Moreover NA Deputy Speaker believes 20 years after 1988 `Armenia must
    over again raise its voice for the sake of Artsakh's sovereignty' and
    this must be a real pan-national movement, to prove to the world that
    Armenians are united in this issue.

    In his interview given to Turkish newspaper `Radical' Armenian
    President Serge Sargsyan particularly underscored that any type of
    non-civilized attitude towards Gyul's `football' visit to Armenia will
    be addressed to Armenia and himself personally. What is
    Dashnaktsutyun's attitude towards this announcement, which is going to
    meet the Turkish President with political protest functions?'

    `Dashnaktsutyun is always loyal to its principles no matter we make
    part of coalition or not. Turkey continues its anti-Armenian policy.
    They
    don't repent; they continue to persecute national minorities in
    their country and Hrant Dink's tragic death is a bright example. For us
    it is a simple political ground to raise our voice of revolt. If you
    remember two years back Gegham Manukyan raised a poster during his
    meeting with Erdoghan. It was not violence, or a breach of law; it was
    a form of a civilized revolt. The same thing will be in Armenia but in
    a more powerful way,' H. Karapetyan recorded.

    He added: `We will not breach the law. Our mechanisms are going to be
    political. We will raise political issues during Gyul's visit; we will
    demonstrate our political stances. We aught to do that. So I don't
    think what the President said contradicts our steps. We don't intend to
    kill someone or to do any kind of violence.'

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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