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ARMENIAN OPPOSITION REJECTS DIALOGUE WITH GOVERNMENT TO SMOOTH OUT DISCORDS -POLITICIAN
10:56 * 19.11.14
Tert.am has interviewed Stepan Safaryan, the president of the
Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs (AIISA),
over possibilities of a dialogue between the opposition and the
government, and the non-ruling parliamentary forces' decision to
reject negotiations with the authorities.
Mr Safaryan, why did the [opposition] trio reject negotiations with
the authorities?
I think the trio is in disagreements over wether or not to negotiate
at all. This, I believe, is a step aimed to eliminate the internal
discords, and it eventually results in a rejection of the authorities'
proposal. I can only guess that the trio isn't able to continue
the demonstration campaign; neither does it embark on a dialogue
with the authorities. Hence, it is possible to assume that the
authorities will not meet the demand-precondition for adopting the
proportional representation system. And therefore, we can state that
we are going to face the same situation: absence of a dialogue but
also a political activeness and public protests. There is, after all,
a visible discord over far-reaching activities, which was reflected
in statements exchanged between the Armenian National Congress (ANC)
and the Prosperous Armenian Party (PAP); hence this is how we will
finish this year.
And what's the logic behind rejecting the authorities and refusing
to take active steps?
In order to take active steps, they have to smooth out other discords;
even if they have managed to smooth out this one to open a dialogue,
all the other questions still remain lingering. And what's even
more, the program isn't clear. And [Heritage party leader] Raffi
Hovhannisian's recent call-proposal was a proof of that - to make
the other political forces sign below [the opposition's 12-clause
platform]. But that doesn't happen. And hence, if there isn't a
political plan of actions, there is no political activeness either.
So is rejection the only consensus?
In principle, I do not rule out the dialogue over the 12 clauses,
but they are setting a precondition.
Armenian News - Tert.am
10:56 * 19.11.14
Tert.am has interviewed Stepan Safaryan, the president of the
Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs (AIISA),
over possibilities of a dialogue between the opposition and the
government, and the non-ruling parliamentary forces' decision to
reject negotiations with the authorities.
Mr Safaryan, why did the [opposition] trio reject negotiations with
the authorities?
I think the trio is in disagreements over wether or not to negotiate
at all. This, I believe, is a step aimed to eliminate the internal
discords, and it eventually results in a rejection of the authorities'
proposal. I can only guess that the trio isn't able to continue
the demonstration campaign; neither does it embark on a dialogue
with the authorities. Hence, it is possible to assume that the
authorities will not meet the demand-precondition for adopting the
proportional representation system. And therefore, we can state that
we are going to face the same situation: absence of a dialogue but
also a political activeness and public protests. There is, after all,
a visible discord over far-reaching activities, which was reflected
in statements exchanged between the Armenian National Congress (ANC)
and the Prosperous Armenian Party (PAP); hence this is how we will
finish this year.
And what's the logic behind rejecting the authorities and refusing
to take active steps?
In order to take active steps, they have to smooth out other discords;
even if they have managed to smooth out this one to open a dialogue,
all the other questions still remain lingering. And what's even
more, the program isn't clear. And [Heritage party leader] Raffi
Hovhannisian's recent call-proposal was a proof of that - to make
the other political forces sign below [the opposition's 12-clause
platform]. But that doesn't happen. And hence, if there isn't a
political plan of actions, there is no political activeness either.
So is rejection the only consensus?
In principle, I do not rule out the dialogue over the 12 clauses,
but they are setting a precondition.
Armenian News - Tert.am