FORUM OF INTELLIGENTSIA OF ARMENIA AND HOMELAND AND HONOR PARTY POINT TO NECESSITY TO USE NEW METHODS IN HOME POLITICAL STRUGGLE

Noyan Tapan
Oct 23 2006

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 23, the Coordination
Council of the Forum of Intelligentsia of Armenia and the Homeland
and Honor Party spread a joint statement, according to which the
anti-criminal movement formed lately is the dictate of the time. They
reminded that the real movement started as early as before the 2003
presidential elections. The movement’s goal is to stop the intentions
of the current anti-national regime to reproduce itself through failing
the forthcoming parliamentary elections. The document mentioned that
the October 12 statement of a number of political and public figures
proceeds from the situation formed in the country. It is especially
mentioned that the first commander of self-defence detachments
of Nagorno Karabakh, Arkady Karapetian, is also among the persons
having signed under the statement. In the opinion of the leadership
of the Forum of Intelligentsia of Armenia and the Holemand and Honor
Party, the October 12 statement has new approaches connected with the
process of restoration of the constitutional order in the country
that can be only welcomed. NT: on October 13, a number of printed
Armenian media published a statement signed by a number of public and
political figures, including Arkady Karapetian, ex-Foreign Minister of
Armenia (1996-98) Alexander Arzumanian, human rights activist Vardan
Haroutiunian, etc.

According to the statement, "the methods and ways of coming out of the
growing cri sis" should be renewed for forming legal authorities. It
is proposed organizing a pan-national discussion for achieving an
acceptable result and for ensuring guarantees of country’s future
development.