ARMENIAN-AMERICAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC HNCHAKIAN PARTY CALLS
U.S. STATE SECRETARY TO INTERFERE IN SITUATION CREATED AROUND AZATUTIUN
IN ARMENIA

NEW YORK, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian-American
council operating under the patronage of the Social Democratic
Hnchakian Party sent a message to Condoleezza Rice, the State Secretary
of the United States, claiming that the American government should
interfere in order to prevent the danger threatening the Azatutiun
(Liberty) radio station.

The message runs as follows: "We are sure that the main goal of the
Armenian authorities is, in fact, to close the "Free Europe-Azatutiun
Radio Station", which is currently the only source of truly independent
news."

"We are also sure that the government of the United States and other
western organizations, as well as OSCE, have their share of
responsibility in this development of events, as they have ratified the
parliamentary elections, which are very vulnerable, where opposition is
represented by less than 12%."

Finally, with this letter the Armenian-American Council called the U.S.
State Secretary on behalf of the Armenians in America that she should
take all necessary measures in order to prevent "this tragedy" and
persuade the Armenian authorities to keep away from all the steps taken
to leave the Azatutiun (Liberty) radio station out of the Armenian
ether.