DASHNAKTSUTYUN TO RAISE THE VOICE OF REVOLT
LILIT POGHOSYAN

Hayots Ashkhar Daily
30 Aug 2008
Armenia

NA Deputy Speaker, member of ARFD Armenian Supreme Body Hrayr
Karapetyan was the guest of `Hayatsk’ club yesterday and the palette of
the questions prepared by the journalists was rather inclusive.

`Should Armenia recognize the independence of South Osatia and Abkhazia
at this moment? To what extent is it possible that in that case Russia
will recognize NKR independence?’ Touching upon the before mentioned
issues the speaker said: `At this stage it is not realistic, because
Russia’s recognition of the independence of South Osatia and Abkhazia
is conditioned by its relations with Georgia. And we shouldn’t forget
that Russia doesn’t have any problem in its relations with Azerbaijan.’

Lots of things will depend on whether or not Minsk Group will continue
to act by this format, will Russia maintain its status of a Minsk Group
co-Chair and in general what new things will be registered in the
negotiation process. `If it turns out that the possibilities of Minsk
Group are exhausted and the negotiations have met a deadlock, also
because of the relations between Russia and the West, we will have to
think seriously about it.’

By now Armenia hasn’t recognized NKR independence: `only because we
don’t consider the peaceful settlement
of the conflict exhausted. If we
feel that the negotiation process has no prospect and that we need
strategic changes in Artsakh issue we must draw conclusions from that
and take brave steps.’

As regards the decision of the Municipality not to give permission for
holding demonstration in Azatutyun Square, according to the Deputy
Speaker of the National Assembly, from the legal point of view it is
not justified, but from the moral and political point of view it is
acceptable `none of Armenian officials has the right to ban the
demonstration devoted to Artsakh’s independence.’

Moreover NA Deputy Speaker believes 20 years after 1988 `Armenia must
over again raise its voice for the sake of Artsakh’s sovereignty’ and
this must be a real pan-national movement, to prove to the world that
Armenians are united in this issue.

In his interview given to Turkish newspaper `Radical’ Armenian
President Serge Sargsyan particularly underscored that any type of
non-civilized attitude towards Gyul’s `football’ visit to Armenia will
be addressed to Armenia and himself personally. What is
Dashnaktsutyun’s attitude towards this announcement, which is going to
meet the Turkish President with political protest functions?’

`Dashnaktsutyun is always loyal to its principles no matter we make
part of coalition or not. Turkey continues its anti-Armenian policy.
They
don’t repent; they continue to persecute national minorities in
their country and Hrant Dink’s tragic death is a bright example. For us
it is a simple political ground to raise our voice of revolt. If you
remember two years back Gegham Manukyan raised a poster during his
meeting with Erdoghan. It was not violence, or a breach of law; it was
a form of a civilized revolt. The same thing will be in Armenia but in
a more powerful way,’ H. Karapetyan recorded.

He added: `We will not breach the law. Our mechanisms are going to be
political. We will raise political issues during Gyul’s visit; we will
demonstrate our political stances. We aught to do that. So I don’t
think what the President said contradicts our steps. We don’t intend to
kill someone or to do any kind of violence.’

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress