LEADER OF PEOPLE’S PARTY OF ARMENIA: A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS OF MOSCOW DECLARATION CAUSES DEEP CONCERN

ArmInfo
2008-11-14 13:42:00

ArmInfo. ‘A number of provisions of Moscow Declaration on Karabakh
conflict settlement causes deep concern>, leader of the oppositional
People’s party of Armenia Stepan Demirchyan told journalists in
‘Pastarq’ club today. As he said, PPA has always advocated active
participation of the NKR representatives in the negotiation process,
that was considered incorrect by ex-President of Armenia Robert
Kocharyan during the election campaign of 2003. ‘Now, the authorities
have to agree to our position, however, the Moscow Declaration fixes
an adverse tendency’, S. Demirchyan said.

He also expressed concern about fixing of the so-called Madrid
principles in the Declaration, the content of which has not
been disclosed. ‘It is necessary to present the content of
these principles to the public inn details, however, the available
preliminary information indicates their unacceptability’, S. Demirchyan
said. He added that the formulation about observance of international
documents, the content of which is pro- Azerbaijani, is unacceptable
for the opposition. ‘Weakness of positions of the incumbent Armenian
authorities during the negotiation process is apparent’, PPA leader
emphasized. At the same time, he drew attention to some positive
aspects of Moscow Declaration, in particular, fixing of readiness to
solve the Karabakh problem peacefully and within the frames of OSCE MG.