IN MANUK GASPARIAN’S WORDS, THERE IS NO NEED TO CALL FOREIGNERS TO FIGHT AGAINST OWN COUNTRY

Noyan Tapan
May 02 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. "If we are able to solve our problems
inside of our country, why we must call foreigners to fight against
own country."

Manuk Gasparian, the leader of the Zhorghovrdavarakan Ughi
(Democratic Path) party made such a statement at the April 30
press conference, commenting upon the publication of the overheard
conversation between Chairman of the Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law)
party Artur Baghdasarian and the Deputy Ambassador of Great Britain
to Armenia. In his words, the main goal of that publication is to
make A. Baghdasarian not put forward his candidature at the 2008
president’s elections. The overheard conversation, in M. Gasparian’s
words, does not involve a criminal element: the problem is just moral
here, and RA President Robert Kocharian’s qualification as a betrayal
is also a moral estimation of the happened.

Aghasi Arshakian who is involved in the third horizontal of the
proportional list of the Zhoghovrdavarakan Ughi party expressed
an opinion that the mentioned qualification of R. Kocharian "is
simply not proper for the party president." "The President, being
the guarantee of the country security, is obliged to bring an action
against the country betrayers and imprison them. If he does not do
it, it is obvious that there is a tendency to discredit that person
(Artur Baghdasarian) as we are not supporters of solving the inner
problems of our country with help of uncle Semmer," A. Arshakian said.