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RAFFI HOVANNISIAN HEADQUARTERS
31 Moscovian Street
Yerevan, Armenia
Tel.: (+374 - 10) 53.69.13
Fax: (+374 - 10) 53.26.97
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.raffi4president.am
23 February 2013
Raffi Hovannisian Takes Presidential Victory Tour Across Armenia
Yerevan--Raffi K. Hovannisian, President-elect of the Republic of
Armenia, today launched a victory tour which took him to a number of
regions of Armenia where overwhelming crowds had gathered to greet
their new president. In addition to scheduled meetings in Ashtarak,
Vanadzor, and Gyumri, spontaneous rallies were held in the towns of
Aparan and Spitak.
Hovannisian's first stop was Ashtarak. `I came here to greet you,'
Hovannisian said, adding that he remembers how fearful people were the
last time he held a meeting in the Ashtarak town square. He declared
that the situation has changed, and no one will dare any longer to
threaten the citizens of Armenia. Stressing the exclusion of violence
and the necessity to achieve a peaceful change of power via the
constitutional path, Hovannisian noted: `If any commander orders a
soldier to do anything besides protecting the borders or ensuring our
security, he will be held accountable.'
Hovannisian then went to the towns of Aparan and Spitak, where people
spontaneously turned out to greet him. In both towns the police tried
to hinder the meetings. Hovannisian, however, required them not to
violate human rights, explaining that these are not organized but
spontaneous demonstrations, to which citizens are entitled. In Aparan,
when Hovannisian tried to approach the policemen, they took flight by
car, and only a bit later returned and listened to the President-elect
of the Republic of Armenia. `Aparan and Bash Aparan--which saved the
Republic of Armenia from the Turks in 1918--will save Armenia once
again,' Hovannisian said.
Hovannisian then headed for Vanadzor, where several thousand people
overflowed the city square. `Armenia's citizens won, the people won,
Vanadzor won, and no one will be able to take our victory away,'
Hovannisian told the crowd. Criticizing the Vanadzor mayor for
claiming that Raffi Hovannisian won in his city because the people
were `unconscious,' the President-elect said that the author of this
idea has no right to stay in Vanadzor. He also condemned the police
for preventing people of neighboring villages from coming to the
meeting. For example, about 50 residents of the village of Darpas had
to walk to get to Vanadzor because the roads were intentionally shut
down. Hovannisian urged the police never again to violate the basic
rights of free assembly.
Raffi Hovannisian concluded his tour in Gyumri, where he was welcomed
by a delirious crowd of more than ten thousand people. Addressing the
residents of Gyumri and other communities of the Shirak region,
President-elect Hovannisian said: `On February 18, the people of
Gyumri shaped this victory, and soon their triumph will be formalized.
But be ready for a long fight--whether it takes one day, one week, one
month or one year. The governor of the Shirak region resigned, as will
other regional governors in the near future, and we will create a
powerful nation that attracts all emigrated Armenians back to their
homeland.'
Ashtarak http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aTYwFS1ddrQ
Aparan http://www.a1plus.am/am/politics/2013/02/23/aparan
Spitak http://www.aravot.am/2013/02/23/206839/
Vanadzor http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j4-2AadArmg
Gyumri http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wp01F6G7zG0
Raffi Hovannisian Headquarters
RAFFI HOVANNISIAN HEADQUARTERS
31 Moscovian Street
Yerevan, Armenia
Tel.: (+374 - 10) 53.69.13
Fax: (+374 - 10) 53.26.97
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.raffi4president.am
23 February 2013
Raffi Hovannisian Takes Presidential Victory Tour Across Armenia
Yerevan--Raffi K. Hovannisian, President-elect of the Republic of
Armenia, today launched a victory tour which took him to a number of
regions of Armenia where overwhelming crowds had gathered to greet
their new president. In addition to scheduled meetings in Ashtarak,
Vanadzor, and Gyumri, spontaneous rallies were held in the towns of
Aparan and Spitak.
Hovannisian's first stop was Ashtarak. `I came here to greet you,'
Hovannisian said, adding that he remembers how fearful people were the
last time he held a meeting in the Ashtarak town square. He declared
that the situation has changed, and no one will dare any longer to
threaten the citizens of Armenia. Stressing the exclusion of violence
and the necessity to achieve a peaceful change of power via the
constitutional path, Hovannisian noted: `If any commander orders a
soldier to do anything besides protecting the borders or ensuring our
security, he will be held accountable.'
Hovannisian then went to the towns of Aparan and Spitak, where people
spontaneously turned out to greet him. In both towns the police tried
to hinder the meetings. Hovannisian, however, required them not to
violate human rights, explaining that these are not organized but
spontaneous demonstrations, to which citizens are entitled. In Aparan,
when Hovannisian tried to approach the policemen, they took flight by
car, and only a bit later returned and listened to the President-elect
of the Republic of Armenia. `Aparan and Bash Aparan--which saved the
Republic of Armenia from the Turks in 1918--will save Armenia once
again,' Hovannisian said.
Hovannisian then headed for Vanadzor, where several thousand people
overflowed the city square. `Armenia's citizens won, the people won,
Vanadzor won, and no one will be able to take our victory away,'
Hovannisian told the crowd. Criticizing the Vanadzor mayor for
claiming that Raffi Hovannisian won in his city because the people
were `unconscious,' the President-elect said that the author of this
idea has no right to stay in Vanadzor. He also condemned the police
for preventing people of neighboring villages from coming to the
meeting. For example, about 50 residents of the village of Darpas had
to walk to get to Vanadzor because the roads were intentionally shut
down. Hovannisian urged the police never again to violate the basic
rights of free assembly.
Raffi Hovannisian concluded his tour in Gyumri, where he was welcomed
by a delirious crowd of more than ten thousand people. Addressing the
residents of Gyumri and other communities of the Shirak region,
President-elect Hovannisian said: `On February 18, the people of
Gyumri shaped this victory, and soon their triumph will be formalized.
But be ready for a long fight--whether it takes one day, one week, one
month or one year. The governor of the Shirak region resigned, as will
other regional governors in the near future, and we will create a
powerful nation that attracts all emigrated Armenians back to their
homeland.'
Ashtarak http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aTYwFS1ddrQ
Aparan http://www.a1plus.am/am/politics/2013/02/23/aparan
Spitak http://www.aravot.am/2013/02/23/206839/
Vanadzor http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j4-2AadArmg
Gyumri http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wp01F6G7zG0
Raffi Hovannisian Headquarters