REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL HAVE PEOPLE RISE

Lragir, Armenia
Nov 22 2006

"Karabakh underlay all our political arrangements and our opinion
has not changed so far. I think it is not expedient and I would like
to call the political sphere not to manipulate Karabakh," stated the
leader of the Republican Faction Galust Sahakyan November 22. With
regard to the approach of the Republican Party towards the settlement
of the Karabakh conflict, Galust Sahakyan told the news reporters that
the Republican has stated its standpoint and did not deny it. As for
returning territories, Galust Sahakyan says he can say that they are
not going to return the territories but they are going to liberate
West Armenia.

"But the reality is different. First there must be negotiations. Our
stance is first the status of Karabakh, then the talks. At that time
everyone will have a problem to decide and I cannot be responsible for
everyone, at least, we will tend to create more favorable conditions
for getting people to rise and solve the problem," Galust Sahakyan
stated.

According to him, the current statements on the return of territories
are mere rumors. "In fact, people are trying to invent something
to criticize, and then to battle against this invention. Moreover,
it is my personal opinion, I have stated it for several times, I
do not consider the settlement of the Karabakh conflict possible in
the upcoming years, certain approaches may emerge or certain results
may be reported, but the final settlement will be in 2012, I think,"
said the leader of the Republicans in the National Assembly.