VLADIMIR KARAPETYAN: A SERIOUS BLOW WAS DELIVERED ON OUR POSITIONS ON KARABAKH ISSUE

arminfo
2008-05-12 18:25:00

ArmInfo. After the March 1 events Armenia’s foreign political
opportunities decreased, first and foremost, a blow was delivered on
the Armenian positions on the Karabakh issue, Vladimir Karapetyan,
the former spokesperson of the Armenian foreign ministry, said at
a press-conference at Urbat club, Monday. To recall, Karapetyan and
some other employees dismissed from the foreign ministry, are trying
to judicially prove that the decision on their dismissal was illegal,
and to be reinstated in office. The reason of the dismissal was a
statement which was qualified as political.

Commenting upon the situation after the March 1 events, Vladimir
Karapetyan recalled that a number of international organizations
came out with critical statements "to which we have given no adequate
reply yet". According to Karapetyan, in this context, both the foreign
ministry and the whole country are in the stage of rehabilitation. "The
consequences of these events continue having a negative effect on
our foreign political opportunities from the viewpoint of opposing
challenges. The fact, that though our forecast came true but the
foreign ministry continues stating that we are wrong, is amazing. As
a result of application of violence, the foreign policy of our country
faces more and more new problems, the representatives of our department
continue looking for new resources to exclude us from the sphere of
the foreign ministry. In fact, instead of opposing the external rival,
the foreign ministry continues fighting with us", Karapetyan said.
From: Baghdasarian