RAFFI HOVANNISIAN IS NOT RELATED TO ARF DASHNAKTSUTYUN

KarabakhOpen
18-09-2007 14:14:36

"Dashnaktsutyun does not have foes but it does not mean that someone
may inflict external pressure on Armenia through thoughtless actions,"
said the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament Vahan Hovanisyan
in answering a question on the initiative of the Heritage Party. The
Heritage Party had proposed a bill on the recognition of NKR to
the parliament. Vahan Hovanisyan said the Heritage Party is a new
organization, has no traditions, and has appeared in the focus of
attention of international organizations which use this party as a
lever for pressuring on Armenia. Vahan Hovanisyan gave the example
of Georgia and Ukraine. "Armenia is pressure resistant," he said.

Raffi Hovanisyan has never been a member of Dashnaktsutyun. Even his
father, the noted Armenian activist Richard Hovannisian who had an
invaluable contribution to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
has never been a member of Dashnaktsutyun. Therefore, there is no
reason to believe the ARF Dashnaktsutyun and Raffi Hovannisian have
close ties.

Vahan Hovanisyan added that the ARF has had one political consultation
with the Heritage Party but he does not know what will be done later.