GOAL OF “BEKUM” NEWLY-FOUNDED CIVIL FORUM IS TO SOLVE A NUMBER OF
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS BY MEANS OF NATIONAL MOVEMENT

YEREVAN, APRIL 12, NOYAN TAPAN. “We are really independent and aren’t
devoted to the service of any home or foreign interests, we deny any
violence,” Natalia Martirosian, a representative of the “Bekum”
(“Turning Point”) newly-founded civil forum, Co-chairwoman of the
Helsinki Committee of Armenia, declared during the April 12 forum’s
presentation. She mentioned that the forum already including a number
of NGOs “isn’t a closed elite club” and any NGOs and individuals may
join it. During the presentation it was mentioned that the intention
of founding the forum was caused by the events that happened early in
the April 13 morning of the previous year. “The very night became a
turning point for us, we understood that we have no right to avoid
civil activity,” Sona Hovhannisian, forum’s representative,
declared. The event participants called on all interested individuals
and organizations to form a civil union inspiring confidence and
uniting the society, the goal of which will be to achieve solution of
a number of problems, including formation of a Constitution providing
progress and a state system serving the people, by means of a national
movement. The event participants thanked RA NA Speaker Artur
Baghdasarian for rendering financial assistance.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress