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ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN: WE'D REALLY APPRECIATE IF ANC STOPS OVERESTIMATING ITS ROLE IN GENERAL AMNESTY DECLARATION
arminfo
Thursday, June 2, 16:18
"We'd really appreciate if the oppositional Armenian National
Congress (ANC) stops overestimating its role in the general amnesty
declaration. The given decision was timed to the upcoming independence
anniversary of Armenia that predetermined such a humane decision,"
Artak Zakaryan, parliamentarian from the Republican Party of Armenia
(RPA), a member of the Armenian delegation to NATO PA said in a press
conference in Yerevan, Thursday.
Nevertheless, he welcomed the possibility of launching a dialogue
between ANC and the authorities and said that the authorities have
always been ready to construction dialogue with the opposition.
However, he ruled out discussion of snap elections.
"I think that snap elections must not be discussed as political forces
are gradually launching their pre- election campaigns. In addition,
I think the public does not need snap elections. ANC represents the
interest of a part of the public," he said.
To recall, Armenian Parliament accepted President's amnesty proposal
on occasion of the 20th Independence Anniversary of Armenia on
May 26. Nearly one thousand people may be included in the amnesty,
including the convicts over March 1 2008 case. It is the 9th amnesty
in succession and it is unique by the number of the convicts included
in it. Nikol Pashinyan, editor in chief of Zhamanak Daily, and
former palriamentarian Sasoun Mikaelyan (convicted over March 1 2008
incidents) have already been set free. Earlier ANC made preconditions
to a dialogue with the authorities: release of political prisoners,
return of the constitutional right to hold rallies at Liberty
Square to the people, official assurance of investigation of March
1 incidents. The authorities fulfilled all the three demands. Now,
ANC raises the issue of snap elections
arminfo
Thursday, June 2, 16:18
"We'd really appreciate if the oppositional Armenian National
Congress (ANC) stops overestimating its role in the general amnesty
declaration. The given decision was timed to the upcoming independence
anniversary of Armenia that predetermined such a humane decision,"
Artak Zakaryan, parliamentarian from the Republican Party of Armenia
(RPA), a member of the Armenian delegation to NATO PA said in a press
conference in Yerevan, Thursday.
Nevertheless, he welcomed the possibility of launching a dialogue
between ANC and the authorities and said that the authorities have
always been ready to construction dialogue with the opposition.
However, he ruled out discussion of snap elections.
"I think that snap elections must not be discussed as political forces
are gradually launching their pre- election campaigns. In addition,
I think the public does not need snap elections. ANC represents the
interest of a part of the public," he said.
To recall, Armenian Parliament accepted President's amnesty proposal
on occasion of the 20th Independence Anniversary of Armenia on
May 26. Nearly one thousand people may be included in the amnesty,
including the convicts over March 1 2008 case. It is the 9th amnesty
in succession and it is unique by the number of the convicts included
in it. Nikol Pashinyan, editor in chief of Zhamanak Daily, and
former palriamentarian Sasoun Mikaelyan (convicted over March 1 2008
incidents) have already been set free. Earlier ANC made preconditions
to a dialogue with the authorities: release of political prisoners,
return of the constitutional right to hold rallies at Liberty
Square to the people, official assurance of investigation of March
1 incidents. The authorities fulfilled all the three demands. Now,
ANC raises the issue of snap elections