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ARMENIAN DELEGATION TO PACE TO LAUNCH NO CONFIDENCE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CO-RAPPORTEUR
news.am
Sept 14 2010
Armenia
According to the information at NEWS.am's disposal, the Armenian
delegation to the CE Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) intends to propose
a motion of no confidence in the newly appointed co-rapporteur on
Armenia Goran Lindblad. The reason is his statement on the Armenian
Genocide of 1915.
The Armenian delegation to PACE, as well as pro-government circles in
Armenia, strongly opposed Lindblad's appointment. They stated that,
sponsored by the Turkish-Azerbaijani lobbyist structures, Lindblad
is holding anti-Armenian positions. So could not be impartial in
performing his mission on Armenia. As to Lindblad's latest statement,
it is the "trump card" the Armenian delegation will play to launch a
campaign against the Swedish rapporteur to get his removed from the
post. At a conference in Goteborg recently Goran Lindblad stated that
the Left Block, which pushed the bill on the Armenian Genocide through
the Swedish Parliament on March 11, planned to bring the issue up for
discussions at the EU and UN. "If the Left Block wins the elections,
the issue will be brought up in EU and UN. They [Left block parties]
have already reached an agreement about this and will also include
teaching about the genocide in Swedish schoolbooks. In order to stop
their plans you should vote for the Moderates [Lindblad's party]
or any of the [governing] Alliance parties," he said.
However, Lindblad refused the statement allegedly made by him.
According to him, he actually stated the following, referring "to
the principle that this kind of issues are not for parliaments to
vote on...
A vote for the alliance will guarantee that parliament is not acting
in [this] type of historic issues again no matter if it [is] for or
against a certain interest."
The Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden asked Mr. Lindblad to
comment on four questions, which have not yet been answered.
Parliamentary elections are to be held in Sweden in a few days. The
right-wing party, which is not popular in the country, is running
for Parliament as well. If the party fails to get into Parliament,
Lindblad will mechanically leave the post of co-rapporteur on Armenia.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Sept 14 2010
Armenia
According to the information at NEWS.am's disposal, the Armenian
delegation to the CE Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) intends to propose
a motion of no confidence in the newly appointed co-rapporteur on
Armenia Goran Lindblad. The reason is his statement on the Armenian
Genocide of 1915.
The Armenian delegation to PACE, as well as pro-government circles in
Armenia, strongly opposed Lindblad's appointment. They stated that,
sponsored by the Turkish-Azerbaijani lobbyist structures, Lindblad
is holding anti-Armenian positions. So could not be impartial in
performing his mission on Armenia. As to Lindblad's latest statement,
it is the "trump card" the Armenian delegation will play to launch a
campaign against the Swedish rapporteur to get his removed from the
post. At a conference in Goteborg recently Goran Lindblad stated that
the Left Block, which pushed the bill on the Armenian Genocide through
the Swedish Parliament on March 11, planned to bring the issue up for
discussions at the EU and UN. "If the Left Block wins the elections,
the issue will be brought up in EU and UN. They [Left block parties]
have already reached an agreement about this and will also include
teaching about the genocide in Swedish schoolbooks. In order to stop
their plans you should vote for the Moderates [Lindblad's party]
or any of the [governing] Alliance parties," he said.
However, Lindblad refused the statement allegedly made by him.
According to him, he actually stated the following, referring "to
the principle that this kind of issues are not for parliaments to
vote on...
A vote for the alliance will guarantee that parliament is not acting
in [this] type of historic issues again no matter if it [is] for or
against a certain interest."
The Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden asked Mr. Lindblad to
comment on four questions, which have not yet been answered.
Parliamentary elections are to be held in Sweden in a few days. The
right-wing party, which is not popular in the country, is running
for Parliament as well. If the party fails to get into Parliament,
Lindblad will mechanically leave the post of co-rapporteur on Armenia.
From: A. Papazian