MELIK-SHAHNAZARYAN: TERRY DAVIS EXPRESSES OPINION OF HIS BOSSES

PanARMENIAN.Net
07.11.2007 18:54 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "According to some data, Terry Davis has a personal
interest in Azeri oil. The statements he made in Yerevan should be
given a proper response," political scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan
told a news conference in Yerevan.

"The current Council of Europe Secretary General used to sell
automotive spare parts, in his youth. He seems to have carried his
attitude of a trader into politics. Terry Davis doesn’t express his
personal opinion; he doesn’t even express the opinion of the Council
of Europe. He expresses the position of his masters. But Homeland is
not a car and can’t be sold.

Such an approach demonstrated by a European official is inadmissible
for Armenia," he said.

During a news conference in Yerevan Mr Davis called Nagorno Karabakh
people "separatists" unlike Kosovo Albanians, "who struggle for
independence."

When commenting on the Armenian-Turkish relations he said,
"Armenia should understand that normal relations with Armenia are
necessary. This is the only way to the future and the basic criterion
for the Council of Europe. Historical issues should not be dealt with
by lawmakers. Many innocent people died at those times but it’s time
not only to remember the victims but to face up the future."