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Tert.am
09.09.11
The best option for the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) is
to continue the dialogue. But the ANC must be able to act with credit
with respect to "this young man [Tigran Arakelyan]," Arman Melikyan,
the former foreign minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, told journalists as
he spoke of ANC rally to be held today, Sept. 9.
He does not think the ANC is capable of seriously exacerbating the
situation now. The people are not so enthusiastic about changing
power now as they were in 2008, he added. Changing power in Armenia
requires external assistance, which is impossible now because "Serzh
Sargsyan has ensured strong international positions as well."
The ANC's positions are weak, especially for the reason that it
position on Nagorno-Karabakh are not much different from the incumbent
authorities' positions, Melikyan said. While still in the making, the
ANC should have revised its approaches, he added. "Levon Ter-Petrosyan
is a really favorite political figure in the West now irrespective
of the Wikileaks revelations," Melikyan said.
Even this failed to help the ANC to get external aid. "May be, the
ANC leader is afraid of going back on his word," he said.
Melikyan believes that the Nagorno-Karabakh factor will not play any
role in the forthcoming elections unless the ANC modifies its approach
From: Baghdasarian
Tert.am
09.09.11
The best option for the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) is
to continue the dialogue. But the ANC must be able to act with credit
with respect to "this young man [Tigran Arakelyan]," Arman Melikyan,
the former foreign minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, told journalists as
he spoke of ANC rally to be held today, Sept. 9.
He does not think the ANC is capable of seriously exacerbating the
situation now. The people are not so enthusiastic about changing
power now as they were in 2008, he added. Changing power in Armenia
requires external assistance, which is impossible now because "Serzh
Sargsyan has ensured strong international positions as well."
The ANC's positions are weak, especially for the reason that it
position on Nagorno-Karabakh are not much different from the incumbent
authorities' positions, Melikyan said. While still in the making, the
ANC should have revised its approaches, he added. "Levon Ter-Petrosyan
is a really favorite political figure in the West now irrespective
of the Wikileaks revelations," Melikyan said.
Even this failed to help the ANC to get external aid. "May be, the
ANC leader is afraid of going back on his word," he said.
Melikyan believes that the Nagorno-Karabakh factor will not play any
role in the forthcoming elections unless the ANC modifies its approach
From: Baghdasarian