MISSION OF NEWLY-CREATED ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS IS TO ORGANIZE SELF-GOVERNMENT OF ARMENIAN PEOPLE, LEVON TER-PETROSIAN SAYS
Noyan Tapan
Au g 2, 2008
YEREVAN, AUGUST 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The declaration on creation of the
Armenian National Congress (ANC) was ratified at the August 1 rally of
People’s Movement. The declaration bears signatures of first Armenian
president Levon Ter-Petrosian, leader of People’s Party of Armenia
Stepan Demirchian, head of "Republic" party Aram Sargsian, chairman
of "Freedom" party Hrant Bagratian, vice chairman of "Democratic Way"
party Vardan Grigorian, representative of "Democratic Homeland" party
Karlen Alexanian, representative of "Alternative" social-political
initiative Norayr Norikian, leader of Liberal Party of Armenia
Hovhannes Hovhannisian, chairman of the Social-Ecological Party
of Greens of Armenia Armen Dovlatian, head of the Marxist Party of
Armenia Davit Hakobian, chairwoman of the Social-Democratic Hunchak
Party of Armenia Lyudmila Sargsian, head of "Armenian Homeland" party
Anahit Yeghoyan, representative of "Armenian National Movement" party
Andrey Baghamian, chairman of "Human Rights-96" party Ruben Torosian,
deputy chairman of the Conservative Party of Armenia Zaven Vardanian,
and head of "Christian People’s Rebirth" party Sos Gimishian.
As L. Ter-Petrosian stated in his speech, the ANC currently has
several major demands. The first one, according to him, is release
of the political prisoners, while the other demand is an independent
inquiry into the March 1 events. In general, according to the first
Armenian president, the main mission of the Congress is to organize
self-government of the Armenian people.