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    REPUBLICAN-ARF DEBATE

    14:20:28 - 25/09/2009
    http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country-lra hos15306.html


    In his debate on September 25 with the Republican member Gagik
    Melikyan, the ARF member Artsvik Minasyan said in connection with the
    Armenian and Turkish protocols that the ARF considered the principle
    of self-determination the only on which the Karabakh issue had to be
    based. But little by little it was replaced by the principle of
    territorial integrity which means that we are regressing and it is
    dangerous for Karabakh.

    Gagik Melikyan, as all the other Republican members and the
    governmental supporters refuses that the Armenian and Turkish
    protocols may be determined by the precondition of
    Nagorno-Karabakh. Gagik Melikyan in general thinks that all the
    concern which the political forces including the ARF voice after the
    release of the protocols have no real ground.

    He stated that we are not demanders but we demand our homeland but no
    one is going to offer it to us. We have to struggle having a strong
    country, strong government and strong people, says Gagik Melikyan.

    According to him, Turkey cannot impose preconditions `Second, do not
    ever think that Turkey will ever recognize the Armenian genocide, even
    after singing of not signing these protocols. I do not think the Turks
    have documents refuting the fact of genocide. If they had they would
    have released them long ago', says Gagik Melikyan.

    Artsvik Minasyan replied that Gagik Melikyan was telling a dangerous
    thing. `I am sure you do not think this way. You just want to defend
    that protocol. Without demanding, you cannot create homeland said
    Artsvik Minasyan adding that it is offensive for him that those
    protocols deprive the Armenians from their historical right, their
    homeland.

    By the way, Gagik Melikyan said they are also concerned with the
    protocols, which will be seen after signing. According to Melikyan,
    this worry concerns to the tax and customs services. Artsvik Minasyan
    told Melikyan that in connection with the Armenian and Turkish
    relations, they do not need to ignore the opinions of a party which
    has an experience of more than 100 years.
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