MIATSUM NATIONAL INITIATIVE AGAIN ORGANIZES ACTION OF PROTEST NEAR RA FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING

Noyan Tapan

Jan 20, 2009

YEREVAN, JANUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The Miatsum national initiative
uniting all forces concerned with the Nagorno Karabakh settlement
current condition and the issue of return of liberated territories
organized a regular action of protest near the RA Foreign Ministry
building on January 20.

According to Zhirayr Sefilian, a member of the initiating group, the
former Commander of the Shoushi special battalion, the leader of the
In Defence of Liberated Territories initiative, a concession in any
liberated territory is dangerous. According to him, "the Armenian
people bears inside itself the idea of not ceding an inch from the
native land."

It was also mentioned that Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh
Kocharian gave a written answer after the previous action, which,
in particular, read: "We assure you that in the issue of Nagorno
Karabakh settlement Armenia’s authorities consider initial the issues
of providing NKR population’s security and recognition of the realized
self-determination right, thus our main principles on Nagorno Karabakh
settlement also remain unchanged."

The meeting with the Foreign Minister the initiative’s delegation
demanded did not take place today, either. The initiative members
organized a march up to Northern Avenue.