Mediamax , Armenia
Aug 14 2008
Armenian opposition accuse authorities of "dangerous inaction" over
Georgia crisis
Yerevan, 14 August: The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC)
made a statement today in which the "dangerous inaction" of the
Armenian authorities during the crises in Georgia is condemned.
"In conditions when our country faces with obvious challenges, the
current authorities are demonstrating strange and inadequate
behaviour, the most graphic demonstration of which is [Armenian
President] Serzh Sargsyan’s continuous absence and his untroubled rest
in Beijing," the statement says.
The ANC called on the Armenian authorities to "immediately take the
following actions": to offer at the state level condolences [to
Georgia] in connection with the casualties as a result of the
conflict; to make a statement on supporting the international
mediation efforts and Armenia’s readiness to provide humanitarian and
medical aid to the people who suffered from both sides; to organize a
visit of the representatives from Armenia’s relevant departments to
Georgia and Russia in order to ensure the export of goods to Armenia
from abroad without obstructions; to make a statement on temporarily
lifting the blockade of the Kars-Gyumri railway until the full
restoration of the damaged infrastructures.
"Given the current conditions and circumstances in the South Caucasus,
it is necessary to take complex measures, otherwise all the
responsibility for the aggravation of the social and economic
situation in Armenia and its relations with the countries which are
involved in the conflict, will rest with the ruling regime", the
statement says.