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'WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO VICTORY' - ARMENIAN EX-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/03/12/raffi-hovhannisyan-press/
20:20 ~U 12.03.13
People coming to Freedom Square must be optimistic, Heritage party
Chairman Raffi Hovannisian told journalists on Tuesday.
"I, for my part, will inspire you, and I demand the same from you,"
he said.
"We are on our way to victory now, and we must make our modest
contribution to this struggle," Mr Hovannisian said.
He read out two letters he received. "Should anything happen to you,
Armenian citizens will lose their hope and not be able to struggle on,"
one of the letters says.
Mr Hovannisian is determined to do his best. "Freedom is the sense
of our struggle, and we will gain freedom with love," he said.
Asked whether he will end his hunger strike if Armenia's President
Serzh Sargsyan comes to Freedom Square - and some of the MPs from
the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) do not rule it out -
Mr Hovannisian said: "Sometimes I consider the 'ifs' important,
but my principles rule them out. I would be glad if Mr Sargsyan came
to the square before the Constitutional Court issues its ruling. I
have repeatedly stressed that the CC has the last chance to clean
its ways and present the true picture. I hope they will not justify
obviously rigged elections. Finally, I am ready to listen to all of
Mr Sargsyan's proposals."
He noted that a CC ruling and Serzh Sargsyan's decision, which will
recognize the people's constitutional rights, may be an opportunity
for him to end his hunger strike.
However, if Serzh Sargsyan fails to find the strength to announce his
resignation before April 9, "we will jointly celebrate new Armenia's
inauguration, which will be an unprecedented event both in terms of
quality and in the number of people."
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/03/12/raffi-hovhannisyan-press/
20:20 ~U 12.03.13
People coming to Freedom Square must be optimistic, Heritage party
Chairman Raffi Hovannisian told journalists on Tuesday.
"I, for my part, will inspire you, and I demand the same from you,"
he said.
"We are on our way to victory now, and we must make our modest
contribution to this struggle," Mr Hovannisian said.
He read out two letters he received. "Should anything happen to you,
Armenian citizens will lose their hope and not be able to struggle on,"
one of the letters says.
Mr Hovannisian is determined to do his best. "Freedom is the sense
of our struggle, and we will gain freedom with love," he said.
Asked whether he will end his hunger strike if Armenia's President
Serzh Sargsyan comes to Freedom Square - and some of the MPs from
the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) do not rule it out -
Mr Hovannisian said: "Sometimes I consider the 'ifs' important,
but my principles rule them out. I would be glad if Mr Sargsyan came
to the square before the Constitutional Court issues its ruling. I
have repeatedly stressed that the CC has the last chance to clean
its ways and present the true picture. I hope they will not justify
obviously rigged elections. Finally, I am ready to listen to all of
Mr Sargsyan's proposals."
He noted that a CC ruling and Serzh Sargsyan's decision, which will
recognize the people's constitutional rights, may be an opportunity
for him to end his hunger strike.
However, if Serzh Sargsyan fails to find the strength to announce his
resignation before April 9, "we will jointly celebrate new Armenia's
inauguration, which will be an unprecedented event both in terms of
quality and in the number of people."