THE OPPOSITION CHANGES STRATEGY
Lena Badeyan

"Radiolur"
23.06.2009 16:20

The Armenian National Congress has changed the strategy it declared
about at the last rally. The opposition will not wait until September
18 and will hold the next rally next week, representative of the
Armenian National Congress David Shahnazaryan told a press conference
today.

The change in programs is connected with the release of the persons
arrested after the events of March 1 and 2. The day of the meeting
has not been fixed so far.

David Shahnazaryan noted today that what happened cannot be called
amnesty even using the most diplomatic language.

According to the calculations of the opposition, the general pardon
will not apply to 20 persons deprived of their liberty in relation
to the events of 1 and 2 March 2008. The play titled "amnesty"
was staged for PACE, Shahnazaryan said, noting that the objective
has been achieved. "No sanctions will be applied against Armenia,
but the country will remain under monitoring," he noted.

As for the cooperation on the opposition field, particularly the
negotiations on the 12-point platform, Shahnazaryan said there was
no progress in that regard. The Armenian National Congress has always
cooperated with the "Heritage," while the issue of ARF Dashnaktsutyun
is quite different, he noted.

"What does cooperation mean? How many times c an we repeat that
Dashnaktsutyun is not opposition? It’s very simple. If they
struggle against the current regime, there will naturally be some
cooperation. What cooperation can we speak about if they show no
signs of struggle?" Shahnazaryan said.