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COALITION WON'T RESUME DIALOGUE WITH ANC UNLESS RALLY'S DISCONTINUED
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 3, 2011 - 20:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Coalition won't resume negotiations with Armenian
National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc unless the illegal rally at
Liberty Square is discontinued, a coalition working group member said.
According to Gagik Minasyan, coalition considers misinterpretation
of the authorities' legal actions to be unacceptable. "At the same
time, we hope that our negotiation partners from ANC realize that
resumption of the dialogue is the only prospective method to resolve
current issues," he said.
Representatives of the ruling coalition have held meetings since
July 18, the two main issues on the agenda being conduction of
extraordinary election (on ANC demand) and development of canons of
political competition (as suggested by the authorities).
Problems emerged when police detained 7 young ANC activists. According
to the ANC, on August 9 police officers used violence against ANC
activists Tigran Arakelyan and Artak Karapetyan. Upon arrival to the
site, activists Areg Gevorgyan, Sahak Muradyan, Vahagn Gevorgyan,
Sargis Gevorgyan and David Kirimajyan tried to settle the dispute but
were beaten as well, the ANC said. All above-mentioned were taken to
a police station.
Currently, Tigran Arakelyan is kept in custody. The others were
released.
On August 26, the Congress announced that it suspends the dialogue
and believes Arakelyan to be a political prisoner.
As ANC leader stated at recent rally in Yerevan, refusal to release
Arakelyan within the next few days will prove the incident between
the police and opposition supporter to be a put-up job. According to
Levon Ter-Petrossian, unless the detainee is released, ANC is ready
to mobilize its supporters to force ruling authorities into conducting
to snap elections.
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 3, 2011 - 20:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Coalition won't resume negotiations with Armenian
National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc unless the illegal rally at
Liberty Square is discontinued, a coalition working group member said.
According to Gagik Minasyan, coalition considers misinterpretation
of the authorities' legal actions to be unacceptable. "At the same
time, we hope that our negotiation partners from ANC realize that
resumption of the dialogue is the only prospective method to resolve
current issues," he said.
Representatives of the ruling coalition have held meetings since
July 18, the two main issues on the agenda being conduction of
extraordinary election (on ANC demand) and development of canons of
political competition (as suggested by the authorities).
Problems emerged when police detained 7 young ANC activists. According
to the ANC, on August 9 police officers used violence against ANC
activists Tigran Arakelyan and Artak Karapetyan. Upon arrival to the
site, activists Areg Gevorgyan, Sahak Muradyan, Vahagn Gevorgyan,
Sargis Gevorgyan and David Kirimajyan tried to settle the dispute but
were beaten as well, the ANC said. All above-mentioned were taken to
a police station.
Currently, Tigran Arakelyan is kept in custody. The others were
released.
On August 26, the Congress announced that it suspends the dialogue
and believes Arakelyan to be a political prisoner.
As ANC leader stated at recent rally in Yerevan, refusal to release
Arakelyan within the next few days will prove the incident between
the police and opposition supporter to be a put-up job. According to
Levon Ter-Petrossian, unless the detainee is released, ANC is ready
to mobilize its supporters to force ruling authorities into conducting
to snap elections.