ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES TAKE POLITICAL RISK
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.09.2009 20:04 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "We are concerned that agreements signed do not
contain any statement on the principles of territorial integrity
and nations’ right to self-determination," ARFD Youth Wing member
Arthur Kazaryan told today a joint press conference with activists
representing the youth sectors of Republican Party of Armenia (RPA),
"Heritage" and Armenian National Congress.
The wording of Protocols arouses concerns, and Armenian authorities
take a political risk which has very dim prospects.
In that connection, "Heritage" party representatice Robert
Kadaryan noted that a clause on territorial integrity would imply
recognizing the prevalence of that principle over nations’ right
to self-determination in regional conflicts. "Under the documents
signed, Armenia and Turkey commit themselves to settling regional
conflicts. In that way, we involve Turkey in Karabakh conflict
settlement ," Kadaryan stressed.
RPA Youth wing representative Edgar Hovhanisyan disagreed to the above
position, considering that Karabakh issue is dealt with by Minsk Group,
so Turkey cannot be involved in peace process..
Answering journalists’ question as to what prevented opposition parties
from cooperating in the sphere, Kazaryan said that ARFD was ready for
cooperation and had already made a proposal for creating a national
fund. ANC and Heritage representatives also expressed willingness
to cooperate.