"NO PIECE OF LAND TO THE ENEMY"

A1+
[07:09 pm] 14 October, 2008

Back in 1992-1993 when Serzh Sargsyan was the RA Defense Minister,
he had made a statement according to which the liberators of Artsakh
knew that there would come a day when they would have to give up the
liberated territories for the Nagorno-Karabakh status. However, head
of the NA Committee on Defense and Armed Forces Arthur Aghabekian,
who was one of the liberators of the Nagorno-Karabakh territories,
refused to comment today on the statement made by Serzh Sargsyan.

Aghabekian told "A1+" that there was neither a commander nor soldier
that thought about that back then. According to Aghabekian, when the
liberation process began in 1993, every commander set forth the issue
to protect the people from bombings and create a buffer zone.

"I believe that there is not one official who can sit in his office
and think about how much land and to whom it must be handed over. The
Armenian people must decide what to give up."

As long as the people of Nagorno-Karabakh are not speaking out,
Aghabekian advises perceiving the news about the handing over of
lands as simply rumors.

In the end, Aghabekian simply said: "No piece of land to the enemy." If
Serzh Sargsyan dares to make a decision on Nagorno-Karabakh, Aghabekian
promised on behalf of his party that the Dashnaktsutiun will take
action before the decision is made.