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PEOPLE CANNOT AND DO NOT WANT TO LIVE IN THIS WAY - ARMEN MARTIROSYAN
11:30 / 22.10.2014
Nyut.am conducted interview with the deputy leader of Heritage party
Armen Martirosyan.
Mr Martirosyan the October 10 rally raised a number of talks among
them not good ones coming from the inside opposition. Why?
- I consider it normal. The thing is that not only ideological but
personal fight occurs in our politics. If you are bearer of an idea
which is being carried out not by you but by others you hit this
person or force. This is the reality.
As to the October 10 rally, I would say that the most important
thing was the participation of citizen, as irrespective of the
circumstance whether we will succeed in our goal that is the change
of power, whether we will manage to conduct snap elections, whether
the authorities will manage to keep the power, one thing is clear
people can't and don't want to live in this way.
So, it does not matter who says what the important thing is that the
citizen is in fight.
- Does it mean that our political field is degraded and deprived
of morality? If they are not on the platform should they be against
those standing there?
- It was to be so. The political field could not but degrade as after
the independence we did not have the change of power.
This fact should have left a corresponding trace and if the political,
economic and social relations are being formed on unhealthy basis
the failure and immorality become inevitable.
- The Heritage has always been for Euro-integration. Was it easy for
you to put aside the ideas and stand by those who do not think so?
- We are the bearers of the idea of European integration and continue
to be so. We are cooperating with the forces who do not share our ideas
as we are working together over domestic issues. The four forces in
the parliament started cooperating in December last year over the gas
tariff and pension funds. Gradually, the circle of cooperation expanded
and the 12 points were born. Nevertheless, we have a clear approach,
no matter where Armenia goes it must be together with Karabakh. That
is to say after recognizing the independence of Karabakh we must
enter the union. Especially such union like the Eurasian one which
unlike the European Association Agreement is over state body.
- Who will be the leader in the end? Is there a sense of political
jealousness? Is there a fight between Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Gagik
Tsarukyan and Raffi Hovannisian?
- The most important thing is the process by which the president
will be elected in our country. And the important thing is whether
the elected president enjoys the trust of the people or not, whether
he is legitimate or not. Moreover, I think after the change of power
there will be more presidential candidates than you have mentioned. The
president will be the person elected by the people.
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11:30 / 22.10.2014
Nyut.am conducted interview with the deputy leader of Heritage party
Armen Martirosyan.
Mr Martirosyan the October 10 rally raised a number of talks among
them not good ones coming from the inside opposition. Why?
- I consider it normal. The thing is that not only ideological but
personal fight occurs in our politics. If you are bearer of an idea
which is being carried out not by you but by others you hit this
person or force. This is the reality.
As to the October 10 rally, I would say that the most important
thing was the participation of citizen, as irrespective of the
circumstance whether we will succeed in our goal that is the change
of power, whether we will manage to conduct snap elections, whether
the authorities will manage to keep the power, one thing is clear
people can't and don't want to live in this way.
So, it does not matter who says what the important thing is that the
citizen is in fight.
- Does it mean that our political field is degraded and deprived
of morality? If they are not on the platform should they be against
those standing there?
- It was to be so. The political field could not but degrade as after
the independence we did not have the change of power.
This fact should have left a corresponding trace and if the political,
economic and social relations are being formed on unhealthy basis
the failure and immorality become inevitable.
- The Heritage has always been for Euro-integration. Was it easy for
you to put aside the ideas and stand by those who do not think so?
- We are the bearers of the idea of European integration and continue
to be so. We are cooperating with the forces who do not share our ideas
as we are working together over domestic issues. The four forces in
the parliament started cooperating in December last year over the gas
tariff and pension funds. Gradually, the circle of cooperation expanded
and the 12 points were born. Nevertheless, we have a clear approach,
no matter where Armenia goes it must be together with Karabakh. That
is to say after recognizing the independence of Karabakh we must
enter the union. Especially such union like the Eurasian one which
unlike the European Association Agreement is over state body.
- Who will be the leader in the end? Is there a sense of political
jealousness? Is there a fight between Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Gagik
Tsarukyan and Raffi Hovannisian?
- The most important thing is the process by which the president
will be elected in our country. And the important thing is whether
the elected president enjoys the trust of the people or not, whether
he is legitimate or not. Moreover, I think after the change of power
there will be more presidential candidates than you have mentioned. The
president will be the person elected by the people.
http://nyut.am/archives/267573?lang=en