KOCHARIAN: I TOLD A MINOR PART OF WHAT I KNOW ABOUT TER-PETROSYAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.02.2008 17:16 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "I kept silent because I did not want to exploit
the Karabakh topic during the election campaign. However, the first
President forced me to disclose some information. I told a minor
part of what I know about Ter-Petrosyan. Vazgen Manukyan can tell
more about Ter-Petrosyan’s activities during the Karabakh war," RA
President Robert Kocharian said at a meeting with the students and
teaching staff of Yerevan State University.

"The ex-President was not even informed of Shushi liberation. When
I resign I will tell more," he said.

"The joy of Ter-Petrosyan’s supporters when they heard their
leader saying ‘the power pyramid is collapsing’ is rather a strange
phenomenon. Those who are happy to see "destruction" of their own
country behave as though they live in another state. I often ask myself
whether these people have any connection to their homeland," he said.

As to the dismissed Foreign Ministry employees, Mr Kocharian reminded
all they were relatives or friends of the ex-President. "Those
dismissed are not traitors. They just went back to Ter-Petrosyan.

Although, I think they have already regretted their move. As you
remember, I discharged two ambassadors and one deputy minister. 6
MFA employees were dismissed by the Foreign Minister. I would like
to remind that in 1998, when I came to power, the wives of Vano
Siradeghyan and Ara Sahakyan retained their posts. The same can be
said about Shahen Karamanukyan.

I think it’s shameful to square accounts by means of families,"
the President said.