REACTION OF KARABAKH DID NOT CAUSE INSTABILITY
Naira Hairumyan

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19:33:16 – 24/08/2009

The pro-government activists urge to come together to tackle
national issues, namely the Karabakh settlement. Opinions that lack
of unity regarding these issues weaken the country are voiced every
day. However, nobody explains what for they should come together.

Apparently, the ruling parties do not know. The pro-government
activists first describe the principles of Madrid as a breakthrough,
then they confess through the vice foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan
that they mean concessions on behalf of Armenia. The opposition
activists do not know what to say; they argue that these principles are
unacceptable but only the principle on compromise enables settlement.

And around what do they propose coming together? Shall we come together
to concede Karabakh? Or shall we think together how to keep it?

The idea of unity which is considered as a guarantee of stability and
national security is taken rather seriously by the society. In fact,
people do not want instability, and those people benefit who are not
interested in internal change. However, the experience of the past few
months shows that the backlash of Karabakh and separate figures to the
principles of Madrid did not cause instability and was understood both
in Armenia and the Diaspora. At least, nobody has accused Karabakh of
dividing the Armenians of Karabakh and reproached it for protecting
its interests. Moreover, the distinct stance of Karabakh has brought
about a healthy public debate. It is possible that the interview in
which Shavarsh Kocharyan rejects the principles of Madrid maybe the
result of it.

After all, nobody denies that unity is crucial to national issues
but why should unity be crucial to issues that contradict to national
issues? Let us work out genuine national principles and come together
around them.