DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-RUSSIAN MOODS IN ARMENIA NOT UNGROUNDED, V.
HOVHANNISIAN SUPPOSES

07.12.2004 17:48

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The development of anti-Russian moods in the strata
of the Armenian society has deep and superficial reasons, supposes
representative of Dashnaktsutyun Party (which is part of the ruling
coalition), Armenian Parliament Vice-Speaker Vahan Hovhannisian.
However, he did not specify which reasons he meant. He also said that
it is not clear what represents considerable danger: “either when
the power is formed under the pressure of local oligarchs and is not
accepted by the people, or when it is formed under the pressure of
foreign oligarchs and international funds” meaning the revolutionary
scenarios of Ukraine and Georgia. It is rather the case, “when you
chose the lesser of the two evils,” the Dashnaktsutyun representative
summed up. Those scenarios, in his opinion, are possible in any of the
countries of the CIS. It should be reminded that Dashnaktsutyun (the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation), which makes part of the Socialist
International, is one of the traditional Armenian parties. Its basic
principles include the national, socialist and revolutionary character.
Recently the party is considered to be traditionally pro-Russian,
however Dashnaktsutyun structures in the US and Europe operate
autonomously and are rather oriented towards the West. Historically
Dashnaktsutyun has abided by different foreign policy orientations.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress