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VAHRAM HARUTYUNYAN CONDEMNS AZNAVOUR'S STEP
March 4 2013
He reminds that Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix would write songs
against the Vietnam War at the time and wouldn't congratulate the
president Famous painter Vahram Harutyunyan, aka Cook, condemns
Charles Aznavour's step. He thinks that the chansonnier shouldn't
have congratulated Serzh Sargsyan. "I condemn Charles Aznavour's step;
how could he congratulate a man who hadn't been elected? People have
taken to the streets, and students are on a strike these days. How
could he congratulate, while the events of March 1 and October 27
are not revealed; people leave Armenia by the thousands? Never in
the history of Armenia, even in the Soviet period, has the government
shot at its own people and killed 10 men. And after all this, Charles
congratulates; by the way, those are not ordinary congratulations.
Firstly, he is a diplomat at the moment; in 2008, many diplomats
left the government, in order not to take part in the killings and
the slaughter. Charles became a diplomat after that, and now he
congratulates, whereas the people are still protesting at the moment.
Many people who listen to Charles Aznavour's songs may be discouraged
because of his congratulations, may they not? Why does he do a service
to the president who was not elected by the people?" the painter says.
Then he adds: "Today members of the Cabinet, the Republican Party
of Armenia (RPA) members, say that if there were violations, they
will catch and punish the perpetrators. How are they going to do
that when the punisher, the court, is theirs? Even if they punish a
hundred men, basically nothing will change. The only way to change
is to declare the election with massive fraud null. The government
hasn't wished to solve the simple issue of stamps for a few years
already; as a result, people can vote twice. The issue of stamps
is an action taken by the very government, for which this election
could be declared null. By the way, when it is in its interests this
government invites observers from abroad, i.e. calls an outsider to
soothe the people, and if someone from the opposition says in Europe
that something is not right in our country, the government immediately
makes a fuss through its information agencies, 'Ugh, they are washing
our dirty linen abroad.' However, when they find themselves in an
awkward position they call observers who draw a conclusion drawn up
in advance to soothe the people. And they state before the final
opinion of the Constitutional Court that the election was a step
forward." Talking about the letters written by Serj Tankian to Serzh
Sargsyan, the artist stated: "When Serj Tankian asks the unelected
president questions opinions are expressed that he should mind his own
business, but how can a singer sing, if he is not informed about the
failures and successes of his fatherland? There are a lot of singers
in Armenia who do services. If a singer, a painter or an intellectual
doesn't live the life of his country, he is not a good citizen, a
good singer, painter or intellectual. It is like some students who
refuse to strike, learn their lessons, as some people would learn
by heart the history of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in
Soviet times, but are not good citizens. By the way, as for singers,
Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix would write songs against the Vietnam
War and wouldn't congratulate the president." Gohar HAKOBYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/03/04/152732/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
From: Baghdasarian
March 4 2013
He reminds that Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix would write songs
against the Vietnam War at the time and wouldn't congratulate the
president Famous painter Vahram Harutyunyan, aka Cook, condemns
Charles Aznavour's step. He thinks that the chansonnier shouldn't
have congratulated Serzh Sargsyan. "I condemn Charles Aznavour's step;
how could he congratulate a man who hadn't been elected? People have
taken to the streets, and students are on a strike these days. How
could he congratulate, while the events of March 1 and October 27
are not revealed; people leave Armenia by the thousands? Never in
the history of Armenia, even in the Soviet period, has the government
shot at its own people and killed 10 men. And after all this, Charles
congratulates; by the way, those are not ordinary congratulations.
Firstly, he is a diplomat at the moment; in 2008, many diplomats
left the government, in order not to take part in the killings and
the slaughter. Charles became a diplomat after that, and now he
congratulates, whereas the people are still protesting at the moment.
Many people who listen to Charles Aznavour's songs may be discouraged
because of his congratulations, may they not? Why does he do a service
to the president who was not elected by the people?" the painter says.
Then he adds: "Today members of the Cabinet, the Republican Party
of Armenia (RPA) members, say that if there were violations, they
will catch and punish the perpetrators. How are they going to do
that when the punisher, the court, is theirs? Even if they punish a
hundred men, basically nothing will change. The only way to change
is to declare the election with massive fraud null. The government
hasn't wished to solve the simple issue of stamps for a few years
already; as a result, people can vote twice. The issue of stamps
is an action taken by the very government, for which this election
could be declared null. By the way, when it is in its interests this
government invites observers from abroad, i.e. calls an outsider to
soothe the people, and if someone from the opposition says in Europe
that something is not right in our country, the government immediately
makes a fuss through its information agencies, 'Ugh, they are washing
our dirty linen abroad.' However, when they find themselves in an
awkward position they call observers who draw a conclusion drawn up
in advance to soothe the people. And they state before the final
opinion of the Constitutional Court that the election was a step
forward." Talking about the letters written by Serj Tankian to Serzh
Sargsyan, the artist stated: "When Serj Tankian asks the unelected
president questions opinions are expressed that he should mind his own
business, but how can a singer sing, if he is not informed about the
failures and successes of his fatherland? There are a lot of singers
in Armenia who do services. If a singer, a painter or an intellectual
doesn't live the life of his country, he is not a good citizen, a
good singer, painter or intellectual. It is like some students who
refuse to strike, learn their lessons, as some people would learn
by heart the history of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in
Soviet times, but are not good citizens. By the way, as for singers,
Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix would write songs against the Vietnam
War and wouldn't congratulate the president." Gohar HAKOBYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/03/04/152732/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
From: Baghdasarian