"AFTER TEN YEARS OF INTERRUPTION, WE HAVE A PERSON AND A PARLIAMENT HAVING POLITICAL VIEWS"
By Nairi Muradian
AZG Armenian Daily
12/04/2008
Opinion
Since December 1, 2007, National Self-Determination Union has taken
a decision to support the presidential candidate who will support the
political programs of the party led by democratic and national values.
The Union mainly mentioned the following provisions: to reject
recognition of March 16, 1921 agreement directly or indirectly;
to stop all the negotiations with Azerbaijan on Artsakh issue and
recognize the right of self-determination of Artsakh and its right
to be a negotiation party; to negotiate with Azerbaijan about lifting
of Armenian blockade and returning of Nakhijevan illegally handed to
Azerbaijan through Ataturk-Lenin agreement.
Paruyr Hayrikian had met with Serge Sargsian and presented their
party’s conditions. In case of implementation they will work with
the authorities, the political figure informed in "Hayeli" club on
April 10.
According to Hayrikian’s model, Armenia should become the most
democratic country in the world. He wants the model to be first
implemented in Nagorno Karabakh.
Mr. Hayrikian mentioned that after ten years of anti-political
government of Robert Kocharian today we have already a political
president and a parliament.
According to Hayrikian, Robert Kocharian was governing 10 years not
being a political figure and a member of a party.
Regarding Serge Sargsian as a political president, the politician
means that Serge Sargsian is a clear part of the political system
and has a party membership.
To the question what will induce Serge Sargsian to carry out changes
in the country, Paruyr Hayrikian said, "First, the opinion of the
international community, and second, the fact that the Republican
Party considers itself as descendant of National United Party and
bearer of its values.
Touching upon March 1 incidents, Chairman of NSU mentioned that if
it happens in any country the first responsible are the authorities,
as they are to prevent that kind of development. According to him,
if the authorities had information that the demonstrators were armed,
then they should appeal to the demonstrators and suggest for carrying
out a search together with them.
According to Hayrikian, it is necessary that the country is led by
the people who haven’t "checklist" psychology, and Robert Kocharian
was led by that kind of psychology. Kocharian announced that after
lifting of the state of emergency it would not be appropriate to hold
rallies and go on marches.
Not the whim of Kocharian but the country’s constitution should be
a determinant in the country, underlined the Chairman of NSU.