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POLITICAL EXPERTS SPEAK OF INTERFERENCE IN ARMENIA'S DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
TERT.AM
16:30 ~U 28.03.13
In any other country but Armenia a foreign ambassador's statement
would be viewed as interference in the country's domestic affairs,
the political engineer Armen Badalyan told Tert.am as he commented
on a statement by a number of ambassadors made at a press conference
the Civilitas Foundation hosted on Wednesday.
They particularly stated that there was no need for criminal
proceedings involving the Civilitas Foundation.
"Why? It is because after the elections Armenia's authorities have
been asking the nations in question to recognize their legitimacy;
the budget lacks funds because of their economic policy and they
have to ask the West and Russia for money. So they cannot say this
is interference in the country's domestic affairs," Mr Badalyan said.
He advises against attempts to view the ambassadors' statement in
the context of the processes in Freedom Square. According to him,
the foreign ambassadors only warned Armenia's authorities against
misrepresenting political persecution of the Civilitas Foundation
and its leader Vartan Oskanian as a legal case.
Expert Manvel Sargsyan shares Mr Badalyan's opinion: foreign
ambassadors can make statements if Armenia's authorities themselves
turn to foreign nations for political and financial assistance.
"Our society has repeatedly raised the problem of election frauds. But
any time we have situations when the West defends Serzh Sargsyan,"
he said. Mr Sargsyan noted that Armenia's authorities cannot explain
this situation in any way.
It is no coincidence that, after the Feb. 18 presidential election,
Armenia's social circles have openly stated that the western
observation missions are biased.
From: Baghdasarian
TERT.AM
16:30 ~U 28.03.13
In any other country but Armenia a foreign ambassador's statement
would be viewed as interference in the country's domestic affairs,
the political engineer Armen Badalyan told Tert.am as he commented
on a statement by a number of ambassadors made at a press conference
the Civilitas Foundation hosted on Wednesday.
They particularly stated that there was no need for criminal
proceedings involving the Civilitas Foundation.
"Why? It is because after the elections Armenia's authorities have
been asking the nations in question to recognize their legitimacy;
the budget lacks funds because of their economic policy and they
have to ask the West and Russia for money. So they cannot say this
is interference in the country's domestic affairs," Mr Badalyan said.
He advises against attempts to view the ambassadors' statement in
the context of the processes in Freedom Square. According to him,
the foreign ambassadors only warned Armenia's authorities against
misrepresenting political persecution of the Civilitas Foundation
and its leader Vartan Oskanian as a legal case.
Expert Manvel Sargsyan shares Mr Badalyan's opinion: foreign
ambassadors can make statements if Armenia's authorities themselves
turn to foreign nations for political and financial assistance.
"Our society has repeatedly raised the problem of election frauds. But
any time we have situations when the West defends Serzh Sargsyan,"
he said. Mr Sargsyan noted that Armenia's authorities cannot explain
this situation in any way.
It is no coincidence that, after the Feb. 18 presidential election,
Armenia's social circles have openly stated that the western
observation missions are biased.
From: Baghdasarian