VETERANS OF KARABAKH WAR JOIN IN CIVIC DISOBEDIENCE EFFORT

Panorama.am
15:12 15/11/06

The board of commanders of "Brotherhood of liberation war" promulgated
a statement calling for civic disobedience. The statement says the
victory in Karabakh war is the single achievement of 15 years of our
independence. Today there is a danger to lose territories which were
fought for by seven thousand freedom fighters, first commander of
defense army of NKR Arkadi Karapetyan says. The current process of
Karabakh conflict regulation the board compared with the events of
20s of the last century when 29 thousand square meters became part
of Armenia instead of 161 planned by North Agreement. The statement
also says the freedom fighters never thought that Karabakh will become
a subject for trade. Karapetyan even states the amount of money USA
has promised to republic authorities in power – 9 billion dollars, for
handing over the territories under control and deploying international
peacekeeping forces there. The board does not refer to its source of
information. The commanders say the authorities in power gradually
strengthen the idea of inevitability of handing over the lands in
the minds of the public. The board is sure the people will not allow
such developments. The situation can be corrected only by the change
of power, the veterans think. To reach their aim, they have decided
to join in the movement of civic disobedience.