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ARTSAKH MOVEMENT: A LOOK FROM THE DISTANCE OF 27 YEARS
13:59, 20 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
On February 20, 1988 the Regional Council of People's Deputies of the
Autonomous Republic of Nagorno Karabakh convened a special sitting,
where it took a historic decision to apply to the Supreme Councils of
the Azerbaijan SSR, the Armenian SSR and the USSR to solve the issue of
Karabakh's secession from Azerbaijani SSR and its transfer to Armenian
SSR. It was on this day 27 years ago that the Artsakh Movement started.
1988 marked the beginning of a new stage of revolt against injustice.
In a short while the Karabakh Movement grew into Armenian Pan-National
Movement, one of the achievements of which was the proclamation of
independence of the Republic of Armenia in 1991.
The Artsakh Movement became the symbol of unity of our people, but,
unfortunately, the rise was to be followed by a fall.
Artsakh Hero, General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan says "Armenia and Artsakh
managed to unite efforts in the struggle against the enemy, but the
guys that fought shoulder-to-shoulder, started struggling against each
other." "The Movement grew into an inter-party struggle. There were
serious discrepancies between the Armenian authorities and Artsakh,"
he says.
"The Armenian leadership, which had to support us on every matter,
was against military actions. All people in power were certainly
patriots, but their policy was targeted at leaving Karabakh under the
jurisdiction of Azerbaijan, something Artsakh would never reconcile
with," Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan says.
The General says that unfortunately, our struggle of national unity
did not escape big mistakes and he regrets the time lost.
Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan does not believe we'll see the logical conclusion
of the Artsakkh Movement - the international recognition of the
Nagorno Karabakh Republic - in the near future.
"Fortunately, the international community is coming to understand
what Artsakh os, but we have a long way to pass, as the smell of
Azerbaijani oil and petrodollars still diverts attention from the
truth," the General says.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/20/artsakh-movement-a-look-from-the-distance-of-27-years/
13:59, 20 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
On February 20, 1988 the Regional Council of People's Deputies of the
Autonomous Republic of Nagorno Karabakh convened a special sitting,
where it took a historic decision to apply to the Supreme Councils of
the Azerbaijan SSR, the Armenian SSR and the USSR to solve the issue of
Karabakh's secession from Azerbaijani SSR and its transfer to Armenian
SSR. It was on this day 27 years ago that the Artsakh Movement started.
1988 marked the beginning of a new stage of revolt against injustice.
In a short while the Karabakh Movement grew into Armenian Pan-National
Movement, one of the achievements of which was the proclamation of
independence of the Republic of Armenia in 1991.
The Artsakh Movement became the symbol of unity of our people, but,
unfortunately, the rise was to be followed by a fall.
Artsakh Hero, General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan says "Armenia and Artsakh
managed to unite efforts in the struggle against the enemy, but the
guys that fought shoulder-to-shoulder, started struggling against each
other." "The Movement grew into an inter-party struggle. There were
serious discrepancies between the Armenian authorities and Artsakh,"
he says.
"The Armenian leadership, which had to support us on every matter,
was against military actions. All people in power were certainly
patriots, but their policy was targeted at leaving Karabakh under the
jurisdiction of Azerbaijan, something Artsakh would never reconcile
with," Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan says.
The General says that unfortunately, our struggle of national unity
did not escape big mistakes and he regrets the time lost.
Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan does not believe we'll see the logical conclusion
of the Artsakkh Movement - the international recognition of the
Nagorno Karabakh Republic - in the near future.
"Fortunately, the international community is coming to understand
what Artsakh os, but we have a long way to pass, as the smell of
Azerbaijani oil and petrodollars still diverts attention from the
truth," the General says.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/20/artsakh-movement-a-look-from-the-distance-of-27-years/