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No liberation without struggle - Zhirair Sefilyan - Video
TERT.AM
23:18 - 17.05.13
The Armenian Preparliament has started its rally in Freedom Square in Yerevan.
The organizers state that a process of creating a republic of new
quality is under way in Armenia now.
After the current regime has been removed, the issues of forming a new
government and involving the people in a national liberation struggle
will be discussed.
`Our government, president and prime ministers failed to lay the
foundations for a secure country,' a Preparliament member, Vardan
Hakobyan, said.
The current policy is focused on the country leader's interests, which
is unacceptable, he said.
The result is regularly rigged elections and people that are not
masters of their homeland. `We have colonized Armenia, and our
strategic partner Russia has laid its hands on everything,' he said.
The Preparliament member Garegin Chukaszyan stated that the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has once more proved that its
political leaders are not ready listen to the people.
`We need a new way. We must realize that the opposition is life, the
people. The number of people attending this rally shows that the
problem of social tension has not been resolved in Armenia, and
political revival is high on the agenda. The political stalemate the
Preparliament warned of last year is a reality now. We are struggling
against the bankrupt political system. The country is in a pit, and no
political forces or individuals can take it out,' he said.
The country needs employment of democratic principles, which means
citizens' immediate involvement and formation of an active opposition
network throughout the country.
The present political stalemate creates conditions for extremes and,
on the other hand, an atmosphere of despair, which forces more people
into emigration.
`We are sure of our people's wisdom and we deny the claims that the
people supported the authorities by voting for them. No doubt, the
people have come down to abject poverty, and we must speak of those
responsible,' he said.
Speaking at the rally, Tigran Khzmalyan noted the major problem is
emigration. Armenia's authorities are the only ones responsible.
`Our country has lost 50% of its population in recent 20 years. We
have lost half of our cities and villages. The population of a village
leaves the country every day,' he said.
When the people succeed in reaching a crucial moment by means of
elections, the authorities open fire at their own people, use batons
and go on occupying the country by means of money and frauds.
Armenia's authorities do not take the opposition into account, so they
must be shown real opposition. `We must liberate our country. That's
why we have united round Alek Yenigomshyan [an ex-member of
theArmenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia - ASALA], and
Zgirair Sefilyan [former commander of the Shushi battalion]. We are
not representing any party nor are we going to become a party because
parties split the country. We will create real power rather than a
party,' he said.
The people are not resisting because the authorities know the way of
dealing with them - keeping the people hungry like it was during the
Genocide, Khzmalyan said.
Honored Actress of Armenia Siranush Azaryan spoke at the rally in
behalf of all the residents of Gyumri.
The people of Gyumri were able to ensure so the entire Armenian people
will be able to.
`Quite a few people attended the Preparliament's rally in Gyumri on
May 9. A hope sprang up. But how many times can we let a hope spring
up and fade? This is typical of our people,' she said.
`We give our children the best. But they are now living in a country
without future,' Azaryan said.
If all people join the struggle, they are sure to win victory.
Alek Yenigomshyan welcomed the end of elections in Armenia, which
inaugurated a real struggle.
He presented the plans for the foreseeable future, namely, creating a
parallel government system and a state of new quality.
"We must think so to overcome this reality. We thus winned all of our
victories throughout our history,' he said.
He noted that the forces that has now come onto the political scene is
not a party. `We have no right to change power and leave everything,
which was the case in 1988. That cruel system was replaced by a
similar cruel system' he said.
There must not be reports to the people once in five years, but there
must be daily reports.
The Preparliament member, ethnographer Hranush Kharatyan said that the
initiative members do not have any ambitions or `civilization
complex.'
`These people are very busy. But they realize the disastrous situation
in the country. Who knows about the tasks of our authorities at
different levels? When you elected the Yerevan mayor, did you know
about his plans for this or next year? You do not know. But elections
are not programs of pledges,' she said.
She hopes the people will join the Preparliament's struggle for Armenia.
The environmentalist Yeghya Nersisyan quoted Garegin Nzhdeh, saying,
`It is more difficult to live a hero than to die.'
`I was in Byurakan, where Armenia's Prosecutor General is building one
more death-dealing hydro-power plant. The villagers are ready to die
but they will not have the hydro power plant work,' he said.
`Condemned are the authorities of a country where freedom fighters
stage sit-down protests,' he said.
`We are ready to die for life, but they will live and dream of dying,'
Nersisyan said.
The Preparliament member Zgirair Sefilyan noted that the ruling regime
has for years retained power.
However, it is not because they are strong, but because the opposition
forces, to put it mildly, committed mistakes.
'Our country is occupied. The ruling administration has declared an
open war on the people. So the homeland will not be liberated without
struggle,' he said.
Twenty-five years ago the Armenian people succeeded to unite and
liberate Nagorno-Karabakh. The same must be done for establishing an
independent state.
He stressed the need to realize that any movement, especially an
opposition movement, cannot achieve results without support. Although
the Preparliament has a well-thought-out program , it will remain on
paper unless life is breathed into it.
He also stressed the need for organization in the Armenian Diaspora.
The Preparliament will hold its next rally on July 12, with
semimonthly meetings and discussions to precede it in Freedom Square.
`We realize our program is a complex one. It must be so because we
want to create a state, but we have a perception problem. We want to
listen to our people,' he said.
Sefilyan called on `honest' freedom fighters, who have endured for 25
years, to join the Preparliament. He also called on young people not
to leave Armenia and on the Armenian Diaspora to join the struggle.
http://www.tert.am/en/video/yDp-wdlqJAE/
TERT.AM
23:18 - 17.05.13
The Armenian Preparliament has started its rally in Freedom Square in Yerevan.
The organizers state that a process of creating a republic of new
quality is under way in Armenia now.
After the current regime has been removed, the issues of forming a new
government and involving the people in a national liberation struggle
will be discussed.
`Our government, president and prime ministers failed to lay the
foundations for a secure country,' a Preparliament member, Vardan
Hakobyan, said.
The current policy is focused on the country leader's interests, which
is unacceptable, he said.
The result is regularly rigged elections and people that are not
masters of their homeland. `We have colonized Armenia, and our
strategic partner Russia has laid its hands on everything,' he said.
The Preparliament member Garegin Chukaszyan stated that the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has once more proved that its
political leaders are not ready listen to the people.
`We need a new way. We must realize that the opposition is life, the
people. The number of people attending this rally shows that the
problem of social tension has not been resolved in Armenia, and
political revival is high on the agenda. The political stalemate the
Preparliament warned of last year is a reality now. We are struggling
against the bankrupt political system. The country is in a pit, and no
political forces or individuals can take it out,' he said.
The country needs employment of democratic principles, which means
citizens' immediate involvement and formation of an active opposition
network throughout the country.
The present political stalemate creates conditions for extremes and,
on the other hand, an atmosphere of despair, which forces more people
into emigration.
`We are sure of our people's wisdom and we deny the claims that the
people supported the authorities by voting for them. No doubt, the
people have come down to abject poverty, and we must speak of those
responsible,' he said.
Speaking at the rally, Tigran Khzmalyan noted the major problem is
emigration. Armenia's authorities are the only ones responsible.
`Our country has lost 50% of its population in recent 20 years. We
have lost half of our cities and villages. The population of a village
leaves the country every day,' he said.
When the people succeed in reaching a crucial moment by means of
elections, the authorities open fire at their own people, use batons
and go on occupying the country by means of money and frauds.
Armenia's authorities do not take the opposition into account, so they
must be shown real opposition. `We must liberate our country. That's
why we have united round Alek Yenigomshyan [an ex-member of
theArmenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia - ASALA], and
Zgirair Sefilyan [former commander of the Shushi battalion]. We are
not representing any party nor are we going to become a party because
parties split the country. We will create real power rather than a
party,' he said.
The people are not resisting because the authorities know the way of
dealing with them - keeping the people hungry like it was during the
Genocide, Khzmalyan said.
Honored Actress of Armenia Siranush Azaryan spoke at the rally in
behalf of all the residents of Gyumri.
The people of Gyumri were able to ensure so the entire Armenian people
will be able to.
`Quite a few people attended the Preparliament's rally in Gyumri on
May 9. A hope sprang up. But how many times can we let a hope spring
up and fade? This is typical of our people,' she said.
`We give our children the best. But they are now living in a country
without future,' Azaryan said.
If all people join the struggle, they are sure to win victory.
Alek Yenigomshyan welcomed the end of elections in Armenia, which
inaugurated a real struggle.
He presented the plans for the foreseeable future, namely, creating a
parallel government system and a state of new quality.
"We must think so to overcome this reality. We thus winned all of our
victories throughout our history,' he said.
He noted that the forces that has now come onto the political scene is
not a party. `We have no right to change power and leave everything,
which was the case in 1988. That cruel system was replaced by a
similar cruel system' he said.
There must not be reports to the people once in five years, but there
must be daily reports.
The Preparliament member, ethnographer Hranush Kharatyan said that the
initiative members do not have any ambitions or `civilization
complex.'
`These people are very busy. But they realize the disastrous situation
in the country. Who knows about the tasks of our authorities at
different levels? When you elected the Yerevan mayor, did you know
about his plans for this or next year? You do not know. But elections
are not programs of pledges,' she said.
She hopes the people will join the Preparliament's struggle for Armenia.
The environmentalist Yeghya Nersisyan quoted Garegin Nzhdeh, saying,
`It is more difficult to live a hero than to die.'
`I was in Byurakan, where Armenia's Prosecutor General is building one
more death-dealing hydro-power plant. The villagers are ready to die
but they will not have the hydro power plant work,' he said.
`Condemned are the authorities of a country where freedom fighters
stage sit-down protests,' he said.
`We are ready to die for life, but they will live and dream of dying,'
Nersisyan said.
The Preparliament member Zgirair Sefilyan noted that the ruling regime
has for years retained power.
However, it is not because they are strong, but because the opposition
forces, to put it mildly, committed mistakes.
'Our country is occupied. The ruling administration has declared an
open war on the people. So the homeland will not be liberated without
struggle,' he said.
Twenty-five years ago the Armenian people succeeded to unite and
liberate Nagorno-Karabakh. The same must be done for establishing an
independent state.
He stressed the need to realize that any movement, especially an
opposition movement, cannot achieve results without support. Although
the Preparliament has a well-thought-out program , it will remain on
paper unless life is breathed into it.
He also stressed the need for organization in the Armenian Diaspora.
The Preparliament will hold its next rally on July 12, with
semimonthly meetings and discussions to precede it in Freedom Square.
`We realize our program is a complex one. It must be so because we
want to create a state, but we have a perception problem. We want to
listen to our people,' he said.
Sefilyan called on `honest' freedom fighters, who have endured for 25
years, to join the Preparliament. He also called on young people not
to leave Armenia and on the Armenian Diaspora to join the struggle.
http://www.tert.am/en/video/yDp-wdlqJAE/