Manoyan: Our goal is Nagorno Karabakh unification with Armenia

28.01.2008 16:12

Yerevan (Yerkir) – Kiro Manoyan, the director of the ARF Bureau’s Hay
Dat and Political Affairs Office, and presidential candidate Arman
Melikian held debates on January 28 over some issues of election
platforms.

Melikian said that while several ARF members have voiced their
opposition to returning the liberated territories, the ARF has not
voiced it stance as a party. Manoyan disagreed, saying that the ARF has
clearly stated in 2001 ahead of the Key West talks and later in 2004 at
the ARF congress that the international recognition of the factual
liberated Artsakh should be the goal in the negotiations.

"If Mr. Melikian’s views lead to having two Armenian statehoods, our
goal is clear ` the recognition of independence is not a final goal for
us; we want unification," Manoyan said.

Speaking of corruption issues, Manyoan said that ARF presidential
candidate Vahan Hovhannesian’s platform calls for system changes and
elimination of merger of political and economic groups so that the
economic groups had no influence on the political circles.