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TER-PETROSSIAN MUST ACCEPT WHAT HAPPENED DURING HIS TERM, SAYS GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA
epress.am
09.27.2011 16:47
First president of the Republic of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrossian has
to personally accept what happened during his term from 1994-1998,
when there were prisoners in the country, said German Ambassador
to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt during the "Assessing Independence
in Armenia and the Region" public forum organized by the Civilitas
Foundation on Tuesday.
He, nevertheless, believed that the criticisms stated during
Ter-Petrossian's speeches are justified, since "the existence of an
oligopoly is harmful for the state."
"But he has to remember that the basis for such phenomena was
established during his administration," added the ambassador.
Speaking about the opposition, Schmidt also turned his attention to
the issue of holding rallies in Yerevan's Liberty Square (next to
the Opera building).
"In my opinion, allowing rallies in Liberty Square was a very important
step, though I think that from a political standpoint asking to hold
rallies only in Liberty Square is naive. If people want to assemble,
they can do that anywhere and in any square," he said.
From: Baghdasarian
epress.am
09.27.2011 16:47
First president of the Republic of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrossian has
to personally accept what happened during his term from 1994-1998,
when there were prisoners in the country, said German Ambassador
to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt during the "Assessing Independence
in Armenia and the Region" public forum organized by the Civilitas
Foundation on Tuesday.
He, nevertheless, believed that the criticisms stated during
Ter-Petrossian's speeches are justified, since "the existence of an
oligopoly is harmful for the state."
"But he has to remember that the basis for such phenomena was
established during his administration," added the ambassador.
Speaking about the opposition, Schmidt also turned his attention to
the issue of holding rallies in Yerevan's Liberty Square (next to
the Opera building).
"In my opinion, allowing rallies in Liberty Square was a very important
step, though I think that from a political standpoint asking to hold
rallies only in Liberty Square is naive. If people want to assemble,
they can do that anywhere and in any square," he said.
From: Baghdasarian