MEETING OF ISRAYEL HAKOBKOKHIAN WHO STOPS HUNGER-STRIKE AND PRIME MINISTER OF ARMENIA SERGE SARGSIAN DOES NOT TAKE PLACE YET
Noyan Tapan
May 30 2007
YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The meeting between Israyel Hakobkokhian,
a deputy’s candidate stopped the hunger-strike in protest against the
electoral violations taken place during the elections at electoral
district No11, world boxing champion and RA Prime Minister Serge
Sargsian did not take place yet, because of the latter’s being
busy. Noyan Tapan was informed about it by I. Hakpbkokhian.
To recap, I. Hakobkokhian started a termless hunger-strike at the
building of the RA Central Electoral Commission on May 16 and stopped
it in 5 days, on May 21, after Prime Minister S. Sargsian’s visiting
him and persuading to stop the hunger-strike and meet when he gets
well, to discuss his demands.
"If a person loves his country, he must respect, estimate heads of his
country. The Prime Minister came up to me, proposed that I have a rest,
then we meet, speak about my demands. I did not refuse his proposal,"
I. Hakobkokhian explained.
He emphasized that he expects from the meeting with the Prime
Minister "a true conversation, human mutual understanding." "It is
not important for me who is my head, the important one is how he
heads. The important slogan for me is not "For You, Armenia" but "For
You, Armenians" as if foreigners live in Armenia, I do not need such
a country. I suppose that based on the slogan "For You, Armenians"
I will speak with the Prime Minister and have approximate notion if
the promises given by him during the pre-electoral campaign will be
kept," the former hunger-striker presented in details.
He added that if his meeting with the Prime Minister will not give
the expected results, he will use another way of struggle, besides
the hunger-strike.
I. Hakobkokhian avoided mentioning especially which way of struggle
he will use. I shall not reveal that secret yet for my opponents do
not prepare against it, and are surprised with my next step how they
were surprised with this step," I. Hakobkokhian mentioned.
Responding the question if one may suppose that the next step of the
struggle will be directed against the Prime Minister, I. Hakobkokhian
said that the next step of the struggle will be directed "against the
country heads who proposed to choose them, promising that they can head
the country so well. It is not limited only by the Prime Minister."
In I. Hakobkokhian’s words, the goal of his termless hunger-strike was
to prove the heads of Armenia that "the people are not sheep: there
are people who are ready to take such steps in the name of truth,
in the name of their self-respect."