MIATSUM INITIATIVE NOT PERMITTED TO HOLD EVENTS ON NAGORNO KARABAKH PROBLEM
Noyan Tapan
Nov 19, 2008
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. On November 14 and 18, the town
authorities of Echmiadzin and Armavir prohibited the members of
the Miatsum (Joining) national initiative to hold open seminars
on the subject of Nagorno Karabakh conflict at town’s houses of
culture. Initiative members, NA deputy Zaruhi Postanjian, former
freedom-fighter Zhirayr Sefilian, and Alex Kananian reported at the
November 19 press conference. According to Z.
Postanjian, after Echmiadzin Mayor’s Office violating the agreement
reached in advance refused to provide a hall to them she applied to
NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamian.
Z. Postanjian said that H. Abrahamian talked to RA President Serzh
Sargsyan, after which rang up to the deputy and said that Miatsum
should not organize such events, as they are "part of the political
project" of first President Levon Ter-Petrosian. When Z. Postanjian
objected mentioning that their events are not political, but national,
the NA Speaker said: "You are not aware yourself that you implement
a project."
According to the deputy, they came across obstacles in Armavir as
well: town’s Police surrounded the house of culture and prohibited
the town residents to enter the house. "As a result we organized a
march in town streets voicing "Artsakh!," "Miatsum!," "Those Ceding
Land are Traitors!."
400 people were to take part in our event in the hall, while the number
of the march participants reached 4 thousand," Z. Postanjian said.