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RAFFI HOVANNISIAN. "AS LONG AS THIS IS THE SITUATION, WE MUST CONTINUE HAVING LOSSES."
July 16 2014
"In our history, when the Russian-Turkish interests coincide, it had
tragic consequences for Armenia and the Armenian people. We should do
everything to exclude it. Accordingly, we need to have law-and-order,
elected government that recognizes Armenia's sovereignty and national
interests. Currently, our non-elected authorities are given to
foreign states. And as long as this is the situation, we must continue
having losses," said the "Heritage" Party leader, Raffi Hovannisian,
in conversation with Aravot.am, referring to the facts of selling
weapons to Azerbaijan by Armenia's strategic partner declared Russia,
and recent subversive acts implemented in Armenian settlements by
Azerbaijan. Recall that Azerbaijan committed the recent subversive
acts on Friday, in Karvachar area, and as a result, Karen Davtyan,
born in 1977, was injured. "Yes, we can criticize Russia that being
our strategic partner it is selling billions of dollars of weapons to
Azerbaijan, does not respond to the deliberate killings of our soldiers
by Azeri and it is not always that it behaves like as a strategic
ally. There is a lot of criticism here, but first and foremost, our
de facto authorities deserve criticism that are going to each capital,
from Moscow to Beijing, from Brussels to Washington, and say "yes" to
everybody, leading processes, which years later hits our people like
a boomerang," said Raffi Hovannisian, recalling that "Heritage" Party
is against Armenia's accession to the Customs Union and the Eurasian
Economic Union, not because they are "anti-Russian," but that they
assess the country's sovereignty and independence, and RA citizens'
social and economic interests. "Half-joking and half-serious we need
to thank all the countries, which by this or that cause protract the
process of Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union. We hope
that in this protraction process, Armenia will regain its freedom and
sovereignty," said our interlocutor, adding that if Europe continues
turning a blind eye to Armenia's rigged elections, Genocide, Artsakh
freedom and self-determination imperatives, then it "presents a few
alternative." Raffi Hovhannisyan expects that Europe will review its
wrong approach to Armenia and the Armenian people. Aravot.am also
asked Mr. Hovhannisyan whether President Serzh Sargsyan's statement
during his visit to Latin America that Armenians are concerned about
Russia's sales of weapons to Azerbaijan means that the RA authorities
no more trust the RF authorities. "I cannot say on his behalf. He said
very little and very late. But, at least he said that the Armenian
people do not treat it well. It's too late, and too weak, but if
this is the beginning of the new era, let people know about it. But,
from the Armenian-Turkish protocols to the Madrid principles, our
deceased soldiers from Tavush to Nakhchivan, we are going after the
events. Based on national unity and Constitution, we do not prevent
international and regional threats to our national security," said
Raffi Hovannisian, yet, considering the main culprits "inside us".
Nelly GRIGORYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/07/16/166048/
July 16 2014
"In our history, when the Russian-Turkish interests coincide, it had
tragic consequences for Armenia and the Armenian people. We should do
everything to exclude it. Accordingly, we need to have law-and-order,
elected government that recognizes Armenia's sovereignty and national
interests. Currently, our non-elected authorities are given to
foreign states. And as long as this is the situation, we must continue
having losses," said the "Heritage" Party leader, Raffi Hovannisian,
in conversation with Aravot.am, referring to the facts of selling
weapons to Azerbaijan by Armenia's strategic partner declared Russia,
and recent subversive acts implemented in Armenian settlements by
Azerbaijan. Recall that Azerbaijan committed the recent subversive
acts on Friday, in Karvachar area, and as a result, Karen Davtyan,
born in 1977, was injured. "Yes, we can criticize Russia that being
our strategic partner it is selling billions of dollars of weapons to
Azerbaijan, does not respond to the deliberate killings of our soldiers
by Azeri and it is not always that it behaves like as a strategic
ally. There is a lot of criticism here, but first and foremost, our
de facto authorities deserve criticism that are going to each capital,
from Moscow to Beijing, from Brussels to Washington, and say "yes" to
everybody, leading processes, which years later hits our people like
a boomerang," said Raffi Hovannisian, recalling that "Heritage" Party
is against Armenia's accession to the Customs Union and the Eurasian
Economic Union, not because they are "anti-Russian," but that they
assess the country's sovereignty and independence, and RA citizens'
social and economic interests. "Half-joking and half-serious we need
to thank all the countries, which by this or that cause protract the
process of Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union. We hope
that in this protraction process, Armenia will regain its freedom and
sovereignty," said our interlocutor, adding that if Europe continues
turning a blind eye to Armenia's rigged elections, Genocide, Artsakh
freedom and self-determination imperatives, then it "presents a few
alternative." Raffi Hovhannisyan expects that Europe will review its
wrong approach to Armenia and the Armenian people. Aravot.am also
asked Mr. Hovhannisyan whether President Serzh Sargsyan's statement
during his visit to Latin America that Armenians are concerned about
Russia's sales of weapons to Azerbaijan means that the RA authorities
no more trust the RF authorities. "I cannot say on his behalf. He said
very little and very late. But, at least he said that the Armenian
people do not treat it well. It's too late, and too weak, but if
this is the beginning of the new era, let people know about it. But,
from the Armenian-Turkish protocols to the Madrid principles, our
deceased soldiers from Tavush to Nakhchivan, we are going after the
events. Based on national unity and Constitution, we do not prevent
international and regional threats to our national security," said
Raffi Hovannisian, yet, considering the main culprits "inside us".
Nelly GRIGORYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/07/16/166048/