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We are not far from bringing the Turks' and Czars' dream true to life:
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
13:06 - 17.07.10
If any policy is not based on reality it may be called anything but
not policy, former Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan said as he
addresses the 16th congress of the Armenian Pan-National Party's
(HHSh).
According to him regardless who is in power, the settlement of Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, the Armenia-Turkey normalization, issues like
Armenia's economy, security and demographic problems have no
perspective for improvement.
As long as the Nagorno Karabakh issue is unresolved, according to
Ter-Petrosyan, the possibility of the resumption of a new war cannot
be ruled out. Today the Armenian authorities use the last diplomatic
chances to solve the Karabakh issue, but it is not excluded that the
situation may come out of control due to delaying of the settlement of
this issue.
"Today the risk of the resumption of the war is as much real as it was
before and will be the same tomorrow," said he, adding that in this
sense Armenian authorities must be frank with the people.
Further Ter-Petrosyan mentioned that Armenia will soon bring the dream
of Turks' and Czars true to life - to have Armenia without Armenians.
In his words that can be proved by an abrupt drop of the population in
Armenia.
"I do not oppose to preserving the status quo, but they [authorities]
must respond to one question: how are they going to stop emigration?
Without an answer to this question it is not a political view."
Levon Ter-Petrosyan later said that the relations between Armenia and
Turkey cannot be improved as far as there is no solution to the
Karabakh issue or at least some progress over the settlement.
"How many times must the Turkish authorities reiterate it so that
eventually everybody understands it," said Ter-Petrosyan.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
13:06 - 17.07.10
If any policy is not based on reality it may be called anything but
not policy, former Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan said as he
addresses the 16th congress of the Armenian Pan-National Party's
(HHSh).
According to him regardless who is in power, the settlement of Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, the Armenia-Turkey normalization, issues like
Armenia's economy, security and demographic problems have no
perspective for improvement.
As long as the Nagorno Karabakh issue is unresolved, according to
Ter-Petrosyan, the possibility of the resumption of a new war cannot
be ruled out. Today the Armenian authorities use the last diplomatic
chances to solve the Karabakh issue, but it is not excluded that the
situation may come out of control due to delaying of the settlement of
this issue.
"Today the risk of the resumption of the war is as much real as it was
before and will be the same tomorrow," said he, adding that in this
sense Armenian authorities must be frank with the people.
Further Ter-Petrosyan mentioned that Armenia will soon bring the dream
of Turks' and Czars true to life - to have Armenia without Armenians.
In his words that can be proved by an abrupt drop of the population in
Armenia.
"I do not oppose to preserving the status quo, but they [authorities]
must respond to one question: how are they going to stop emigration?
Without an answer to this question it is not a political view."
Levon Ter-Petrosyan later said that the relations between Armenia and
Turkey cannot be improved as far as there is no solution to the
Karabakh issue or at least some progress over the settlement.
"How many times must the Turkish authorities reiterate it so that
eventually everybody understands it," said Ter-Petrosyan.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian