ARMENIAN OPPOSITION SAYS FOREIGN LOANS LED TO CONCESSIONS IN KARABAKH TALKS

Mediamax
Aug 4 2009
Armenia

Yerevan, 4 August: Armenia has managed to temporarily soften the
consequences of the global economic crisis owing to the loans received
at the price of concessions in the negotiation process on the Nagornyy
Karabakh [conflict], the coordinator of the opposition Armenian
National Congress (ANC), Levon Zurabyan, said in Yerevan today.

Zurabyan expressed concern over the "established traditions of
signing secret agreements" on both issues: the normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations and the Karabakh conflict settlement,
Mediamax reports.

According to the ANC coordinator, international organizations and
representatives of foreign countries recognize ANC as an alternative
to the incumbent authorities and from time to time brief the congress
on negotiations carried out with the authorities.

"Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has found himself misled, since he
was sure that the concessions in the Nagornyy Karabakh negotiations
would have positive influence on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish
relations, which, as time showed, never happened", Zurabyan said.

He also expressed concern over the fact that "even after announcing
amnesty, 23 political prisoners are still remaining under the arrest".

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress