PUBLICATION OF "GOLOS ARMENII" ACCUSING ARTUR BAGHDASARIAN OF CONSPIRACY CAUSES NUMEROUS ISSUES, SMBAT AYVAZIAN SAYS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 24 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the Golos Armenii
newspaper, former RA National Assembly Speaker, "Orinats Yerkir"
(Country of Law) party head makes efforts in the direction of rousing
interference of international organizations in the pre-electoral
processes. The newspaper recently published parts from the conversation
taken place at the Yerevan Marco Polo restarant in February of this
year betweem A. Baghdasarian and one of the high-ranking officials
of the Embassy of Great Britain to the RA, the recording of which
was given to the editorial office by unkown people. The publication
proves the two interlocutors’ interest in recognizing the parliamentary
elections to take place in Armenia not free and fair.

The mentioned publication, as Smbat Ayvazian, a member of the
"Hanrapetutiun" (Republic) party political council, NA deputy mentioned
at the April 23 press conference, causes numerous issues. Expressing
confidence, that the national security bodies secretly heard
A. Baghdasarian’s and the English diplomate’s conversation, he
attracted attention to a number of issues: particularly, are all
the politicians and diplomates in Armenia secretly heard or why is
the recording of a conversation taken place in February published
now? And if there are facts about the issue that A. Baghdasarian
invites forces from outside to interfere in inner affairs of Armenia,
in S. Ayvazian’s words, it is interesting to know what steps the ones
responsible for the country security took.