MIATSUM DEMANDS STOPPING ALL BARGAININGS OVER LIBERATED TERRITORIES OF ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan

Nov 21, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The Miatsum (Joining) national
initiative uniting all forces concerned with the current state of
Nagorno Karabakh settlement and the issue of return of liberated
territories organized an action of protest near the building of the
RA Foreign Ministry on November 21.

The action participants demanded stopping all bargainings over the
liberated territories of Armenia and exerting efforts for quick
resettlement of the territories. According to them, infringements
on blood and memory of the Armenians perished for the liberated
territories are sacrilege and high treason. The main principle of
conflict settlement variant proposed by the union is the idea of
Artsakh’s joining with Armenia.

According to Zhirayr Sefilian, a member of the initiating body, the
former Commander of the Shoushi special battalion, the head of the
In Defence of Liberated Territories initiative, ceding any liberated
territory is dangerous and will result in complete destruction of
the military-political security and defence system formed in the
country. In his words, the liberated territories are the integral part
of the homeland, and any retreat from homeland’s borders is a betrayal.

In the opinion of another member of the initiative, RA NA Zharangutiun
(Heritage) faction member Zaruhi Postanjian, the Artsakh issue is
the problem of all Armenians and not only of the person holding the
post of the RA President. According to her, the Armenian people has
the right to be informed of the process of negotiations over the
conflict settlement.

Miatsum is also going to hold notification events in all Armenian
regions and in NKR. Similar events have been already held in Echmiadzin
and Armavir though the respective bodies tried to hinder their holding.