DIASPORA ARMENIANS NOT TO HAVE SUFFRAGE AT ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.03.2006 20:37 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The matter of dual citizenship remains a
disputed one in Armenia. No clear decision is made in this respect,
Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian stated in an interview with Turkish
Hyurriet newspaper. In his words, the suffrage will not be granted
to Armenians of the Diaspora. In the Minister’s words, as in any
independent country, the political life in Armenia is determined
by its residents. There are various gossips, incorrect comments and
erroneous perception about Armenia in Turkey, Oskanian said. One of
the causes of that is official Ankara refusal to establish diplomatic
relations with Yerevan, the Armenian FM remarked. “If relations are
established between Armenia and Turkey, both peoples will feel the
outcomes of their contacts and the Turkish people will see they have
no ground for worrying in respect of Armenia,” Oskanian said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress