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LEVON TER-PETROSYAN ADDRESSED ANC RALLY
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26677.html
Published: 12:19:12 - 27/06/2012
Addressing the rally of the Armenian National Congress yesterday,
the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan began with the
Karabakh issue.
He noted that the wording of the recent statement of presidents of
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group in Los Cobos on Karabakh differed
essentially from previous statements.
The recent statement expresses regret that the presidents of Armenia
and Azerbaijan have not made progress and calls to refrain from
radical positions, observe the ceasefire of 1994 and avoid escalation.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan thinks that the statement sounds harsher, and it
means that the presidents of France, the United States and Russia
are indignant that Aliyev and Sargsyan did not undertake steps,
keep to their radical positions, escalate the situation. In brief,
their patience is wearing thin, and they are likely to talk to the
presidents in another language.
The other language, as experts say, is the possible dissolution of the
OSCE Minsk Group, work with the societies, otherwise - a war. Experts
think that the external forces need to start to servicing their own
interests and go beyond the limits of mediation. Levon Ter-Petrosyan
thinks that as a result Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev will have
smaller room for maneuvering.
In regard to internal issues, Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that
the discussion of the program of government has been followed by a
different situation.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan stated that the pre-election expectations of
skeptics came true, and Prosperous Armenia fully cooperated with the
opposition. In addition, he noted that a lot of people still continue
to cause doubts stating that Robert Kocharyan is discerned from behind
the PAP, implying that PAP is not opposition.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that constant intimidation that
Robert Kocharyan will return aims to present Serzh Sargsyan as the
lesser of two evils because there is no such threat as such, and
Kocharyan himself is scared for October 27 and March 1. In addition,
he disapproves the wording of PAP calling itself "alternative", "not
opposition". Levon Ter-Petrosyan noted that some figures, including
those who left the Congress, pushing the party into the hands of
Serzh Sargsyan and enabling reconstruction of the monolith of power.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan noted that the government is already using tax
and other instruments of pressure to return PAP. The PAP must be
able to resist this pressure. If the party announces loyalty to
Serzh Sargsyan, that will be the end of being a political factor,
Levon Ter-Petrosyan thinks.
He noted that for the first time since 1999 Armenia has a parliament
in which 4 opposition parties have 54 representatives. The opposition
must continue to vote against all the bills presented by the government
except the ones which will relieve the social burden of the citizens
and demand more social guarantees. National unity is possibly only over
the bills concerning the security of the country, Levon Ter-Petrosyan
said.In addition, he promised to speak about the upcoming presidential
election in the next rally in September.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26677.html
Published: 12:19:12 - 27/06/2012
Addressing the rally of the Armenian National Congress yesterday,
the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan began with the
Karabakh issue.
He noted that the wording of the recent statement of presidents of
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group in Los Cobos on Karabakh differed
essentially from previous statements.
The recent statement expresses regret that the presidents of Armenia
and Azerbaijan have not made progress and calls to refrain from
radical positions, observe the ceasefire of 1994 and avoid escalation.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan thinks that the statement sounds harsher, and it
means that the presidents of France, the United States and Russia
are indignant that Aliyev and Sargsyan did not undertake steps,
keep to their radical positions, escalate the situation. In brief,
their patience is wearing thin, and they are likely to talk to the
presidents in another language.
The other language, as experts say, is the possible dissolution of the
OSCE Minsk Group, work with the societies, otherwise - a war. Experts
think that the external forces need to start to servicing their own
interests and go beyond the limits of mediation. Levon Ter-Petrosyan
thinks that as a result Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev will have
smaller room for maneuvering.
In regard to internal issues, Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that
the discussion of the program of government has been followed by a
different situation.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan stated that the pre-election expectations of
skeptics came true, and Prosperous Armenia fully cooperated with the
opposition. In addition, he noted that a lot of people still continue
to cause doubts stating that Robert Kocharyan is discerned from behind
the PAP, implying that PAP is not opposition.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that constant intimidation that
Robert Kocharyan will return aims to present Serzh Sargsyan as the
lesser of two evils because there is no such threat as such, and
Kocharyan himself is scared for October 27 and March 1. In addition,
he disapproves the wording of PAP calling itself "alternative", "not
opposition". Levon Ter-Petrosyan noted that some figures, including
those who left the Congress, pushing the party into the hands of
Serzh Sargsyan and enabling reconstruction of the monolith of power.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan noted that the government is already using tax
and other instruments of pressure to return PAP. The PAP must be
able to resist this pressure. If the party announces loyalty to
Serzh Sargsyan, that will be the end of being a political factor,
Levon Ter-Petrosyan thinks.
He noted that for the first time since 1999 Armenia has a parliament
in which 4 opposition parties have 54 representatives. The opposition
must continue to vote against all the bills presented by the government
except the ones which will relieve the social burden of the citizens
and demand more social guarantees. National unity is possibly only over
the bills concerning the security of the country, Levon Ter-Petrosyan
said.In addition, he promised to speak about the upcoming presidential
election in the next rally in September.