"HERITAGE" PROMISES TO GO OUT ON A MARCH

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[07:26 pm] 11 November, 2008

"Heritage" party is not going to give attributive evaluations to the
steps of the RA authorities concerning the Karabakh conflict and at the
moment is only demands the "Madrid principles" to be revealed. "The
Madrid principles, of which we are aware from non-official sources,
are not acceptable for "Heritage", and the authorities of the country
must not accept them are basis for negotiations".

Head of the administration of the party Anahit Bakhshyan also said,
"Our party considers the one-sided giveaway of territories, the
one-sided return of refugees and the delay in deciding upon the status
of Nagorno Karabakh". By saying "compromise" Mrs. Bakhshyan means
‘territories for territories’, for instance, Aghdam in return for
Shahumian, and by saying return of refugees, she means repatriation
of Armenians of Azerbaijan not in the liberated areas, but where they
used to live…

"…in Baku, Sumgayit, etc. Let them go and live in their houses,
or sell them and come back," she said.

Press speaker of "Heritage" Hovsep Khurshudyan also said, "The
issue of the refugees needs a complex solution. We want people
to return to their houses, but people cannot be divided into two
classes: Azerbaijani refugees as first-class, and Armenians from
Nakhijevan, Shahumian and Baku as second-class. We do not understand
why international forces are located in order to provide security of
the Azeri refugees while none are allotted to provide security for
Armenian refugees from Nakhijevan."

"Heritage" warns the authorities that their style of action can lead
to irreparable processes which are unacceptable from the point of
view of the interests of Armenia and NKR. Mrs. Bakhshyan claimed that
everyone is aware of the fact that the fragile peace in the region
since 1994 is result of the three-party agreement which was signed by
RA, Azerbaijan and NKR through the mediation of Russia. "Heritage"
party calls on the RA authorities to realize all the dangers and to
put the issue to public discussion.

Otherwise, "Heritage" promises to join with the other forces concerned
in the Karabakh conflict, and the people, and to get out on a march.

"We agree with the style of the opposition: of external challenges
threaten us, internal problems can be put aside for a while. If the
authorities cannot use the opportunity given by the opposition and face
external challenges, they put the interests of RA and NKR in danger. In
the latter, case, "Heritage" will take steps", Hovsep Khurshudyan
said. Mrs. Bakhshyan clarified that there will be no terror, "Do not
forget that the October 27 terrorist act followed the crisis in the
settlement of the Karabakh conflict, but that is no solution."

"Heritage" also informed that they have on their agenda the draft
about the settlement of the Karabakh conflict which was not included
in the NA agenda in 2007.