ANC REPRESENTATIVE: UNLESS WE WIN LEGAL ELECTIONS WE WILL QUIETLY ACCEPT THAT DEFEAT
NOYAN TAPAN
APRIL 28, 2009
YEREVAN
Armenia is on the threshold of very serious political developments, and
for overcoming a number of challenges in the country the authorities
should first create an atmosphere of national consent. Armenian
National Congress representative Levon Zurabian gave assurance at
the April 28 press conference. However, in his words, at present the
authorities have chosen just the opposite way.
"They continue the repressive war against their own people launched
on 2008 March 1: 55 political prisoners are kept in prisons, the
rights of holding free gatherings and legal elections are violated,"
L. Zurabian said.
According to him, before solving all-national problems the Armenian
authorities should solve problems within the nation. According
to L. Zurabian, today we should consider not the "road map" of
Armenian-Turkish relations, but the "road map" of internal national
reconciliation. That is, according to him, the political prisoners
should be released, democratic freedoms should be restored in the
country, etc.
L. Zurabian said that holding legal elections of Yerevan Council
of Elders on May 31 is an issue of principle for ANC. "Unless we
win legal elections, we will accept that defeat quietly. However,
already all processes show that the authorities are not ready for
holding legal elections. They have already launched a huge process
of offences," he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
