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DIALOGUE PROVED LOSS FOR ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - ANM REP
Tert.am
14:21 ~U 14.10.11
The demand for snap elections implied negotiations and discussions,
which actually proved part of the dialogue.
At his Oct. 14 press conference, Aram Manukyan, Board Chairman,
opposition Armenian National Movement (ANM), said that the time and
way of holding snap elections was the subject of the dialogue between
the Armenian National Congress (ANC) and Armenia's ruling coalition.
On the other hand, any dialogue over an immediate resignation is out
of the question, he added.
"It is a unilateral and harder line than the issue of snap elections.
We have no wish to negotiate with the authorities refusing a dialogue,
cordoning off Liberty Square, declaring war on the people. We have
nothing to discuss with such authorities," Manukyann said.
According to him, throughout the dialogue the ANC was losing its
supporters because the people were aware that the dialogue would not
prove successful. "It was ridiculous to negotiate with the criminal
that committed the March 1 crime. We did not enter into the dialogue
just for fun. We considered it the best way to a peaceful transition
to democratic Armenia. However, the authorities did not take that
seriously. The authorities abused our desire. They thought they had
deceived us and gained time. But I do not feel sorry for the move we
made. We will never have to do it again" Manukyan said.
Tert.am
14:21 ~U 14.10.11
The demand for snap elections implied negotiations and discussions,
which actually proved part of the dialogue.
At his Oct. 14 press conference, Aram Manukyan, Board Chairman,
opposition Armenian National Movement (ANM), said that the time and
way of holding snap elections was the subject of the dialogue between
the Armenian National Congress (ANC) and Armenia's ruling coalition.
On the other hand, any dialogue over an immediate resignation is out
of the question, he added.
"It is a unilateral and harder line than the issue of snap elections.
We have no wish to negotiate with the authorities refusing a dialogue,
cordoning off Liberty Square, declaring war on the people. We have
nothing to discuss with such authorities," Manukyann said.
According to him, throughout the dialogue the ANC was losing its
supporters because the people were aware that the dialogue would not
prove successful. "It was ridiculous to negotiate with the criminal
that committed the March 1 crime. We did not enter into the dialogue
just for fun. We considered it the best way to a peaceful transition
to democratic Armenia. However, the authorities did not take that
seriously. The authorities abused our desire. They thought they had
deceived us and gained time. But I do not feel sorry for the move we
made. We will never have to do it again" Manukyan said.