Garnik Isagulyan Criticizing His Predecessor’s Report

Garnik Isagulyan Criticizing His Predecessor’s Report

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19-11-2004

Presidential adviser for state security Garnik Isagulyan responded
Friday to the statements made recently by Levon Zurabyan, the republic
former president Levon Ter-Petrossyan adviser, in his report on
Armenian foreign policy.

Commenting on the Levon Zurabyan’s statement that Russia stopped
providing disinterested military assistance to Armenia after the
republic leadership has changed, Garnik Isagulyan said Russia has
never given Armenia disinterested assistance.

Garnik Isagulyan also said Nagorno Karabakh Republic obtained de-facto
independence as a result of vigorous people movement, not thanks to
Armenia’s former authorities.

In his words, after that, former leadership started pursuing erroneous
foreign policy and took a looser stance.

Former presidential adviser listed in his report all diplomatic
achievements reached throughout years of Ter-Petrossyan’s presidency,
among which was Karabakh issue transfer from the UNO to the OSCE
floor and official recognition of Karabakh as full-right side of
negotiations. Besides, the then leadership has managed to convince
Muslims worldwide of non-religious ground of Karabakh conflict.