SOCIAL DEMOCRAT HNCHAKIAN PARTY PROPOSES USING PROFESSIONAL POTENTIAL OF ITS MEMBERS FOR "CRYSTALLIZING" LAW "ON DUAL CITIZENSHIP"

Noyan Tapan
Apr 17 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The idea of dual citizenship "is
acceptable for the whole Armenian people," but the adoption of the
bill on dual citizenship being in circulation at present may generate
serious problems. Lebanese Armenian Sedrak Achemian, Chairman of
Central Board of Social Democrat Hnchakian Party, stated at the April
17 press conference. He said that once he had a meeting with late
Andranik Margarian and proposed using the professional potential
of members of Social Democrat Hnchakian Party to "crystallize" the
bill. In Achemian’s words, though his proposal found no response at
that time, nevertheless, it continues to remain valid today, too.

Touching upon the subject of parliamentary elections, S. Achemian said
that Social Democrat Hnchakian Party has always expressed discontent
with imperfection of elections held so far. He qualified the estimation
of international organizations about previous parliamentary elections
"as a sad phenomenon."

According to S. Achemian’s observation, for not repeating the
anti-democratic picture registered in their reports the political
forces taking part in the electoral struggle currently should reach
an agreement with one another "about not falsifying the electoral
process."

By the way, in S. Achemian’s words, to have an office in the
independent Armenia is the dream of the Party members, and they are
going to fulfil it.