ZHARANGUTIUN CHALLENGES CORRESPONDENCE OF CREATION OF EXPERTS’ FACT-FINDING GROUP TO CONSTITUTION

Noyan Tapan

Nov 14, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The signing of the Moscow
declaration based on the Madrid principles causes serious
concerns. Stepan Safarian, a member of the RA NA Zharangutiun
(Heritage) faction, stated at the November 14 parliamentary press
briefing. In particular, according to him, it is alarming that there
is no signature of the Karabakh side in that document signed after 14
years’ interval in the negotiations of Nagorno Karabakh settlement. On
the other hand, the declaration has been signed by one country-co-chair
of OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, while official Yerevan constantly declares
the necessity to settle the problem within the Minsk Group format.

Member of the same faction Zaruhi Postanjian said that the consequences
and dangers proceeding from the Moscow declaration and Madrid
principles are not visible to the population of Armenia. Therefore,
the Joining initiative is going to carry out the respective propaganda
in all regions of Armenia. The deputy said that if the authorities
forbid to hold the events in the halls, the organization is ready to
hold the meetings in the open air.

Touching upon the experts’ fact-finding group on study of the March
1 events, Z. Postanjian said that the RA President’s decree on its
ceation and activity is anti-constitutional, as the President is not
empowered to do it.

Such a group was to have been created as a result of the adoption of
the respective law. S. Safarian said that though a representative of
their party is also involved in the group, nevertheless Zharangutiun
will continue challenging group activity’s correspondence to the
Constitution.