VARDAN KHACHATRIAN: NEW PACE RESOLUTION CONTAINS ALL DEMANDS MADE TO ARMENIA SO FAR

Noyan Tapan

Jan 30, 2009

YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Resolution N 1643
adopted by PACE on January 27, no radical changes have been recorded
in Armenia. Vardan Khachatrian, a member of the RA NA Zharangutiun
(Heritage) faction, reported at the January 30 press conference adding
that the new resolution contains all concerns and demands made to
Armenia so far. According to him, depriving Armenia’s delegation
of the vote was not opposition’s, including Zharangutiun (Heritage)
party’s goal. "Endangering Armenia cannot be in the interests of any
political force acting in the country," V. Khachatrian said.

According to Karen Avagian, a member of the RA NA RPA faction,
Resolution N 1643 is a victory over all people, who did their
best to deprive the Armenian delegation of the vote. In his words,
according to that resolution, indeed changes have been recorded in the
country. "Otherwise a new resolution would not be adopted or it would
be a resolution with the previous one’s content," K. Avagian said. He
did not consider admissible the circumstance that Raffi Hovannisian,
the founder of the Zharangutiun party considering itself a constructive
opposition did not participate in the PACE sittings.