GALUST WILL LET NO ONE INSULT LEVON TER-PETROSYAN

13:59:22 – 04/09/2009
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The Republican vice president, the head of the Republican faction
Galust Sahakyan dwelling on the possible cooperation between the
government and the HAK in connection with the Armenian-Turkish
question stated that he is against Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s ideas but not
his personality. Galust Sahakyan says he will never let any young
Republican member insult Levon Ter-Petrosyan because he is our fist
president. Sahakyan even stated that he does not have the right to
pass the limit of criticism in address of the first president. The
Republican vice president made this statement to defend Levon
Ter-Petrosyan from the leader of the Social Democratic Hnchakyan Party
Lyudmila Sargsyan, who had criticized the HAK soft response to the
Armenian and Turkish protocols a day before. The SDHP is a member of
the HAK. Galust Sahakyan thinks a political figure for whom Levon
Ter-Petrosyan opened the way has no right to criticize him.

After fulfilling his role of the lawyer of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Galust
Sahakyan passed to the main question and said there is no chance to
cooperate with the Congress in connection the Nagorno-Karabakh issue
because they want an independent Karabakh, while the leaders of the
HAK agree that Karabakh had autonomy in the composition of
Azerbaijan. As to the Armenian and Turkish relations, Galust Sahakyan
considers the cooperation possible as there are common approaches and
they may discuss them.