"DASHNAKCUTYUN" PROTESTS: A RALLY IN THE CENTER OF YEREVAN

Aysor
Sept 15 2009
Armenia

A protest rally in the center of Yerevan: "Dashnakcutyun" protests
against Armenian-Turkish protocols and demands FM minister Edward
Nalbandyan’s resignation.

50 people in front of the Government and 24 in front Foreign Ministry
building announced the beginning of the hunger strike and sit-in
protest, which would last till September, 28.

ARFD fights against Armenian-Turkish protocols published on August,
31. On members’ opinion, the protocols carry a threat to Armenia’s
national security related to the issues of Nagorno-Karabakh and
Armenian Genocide recognition.

Armen Rustamyan, NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman
and Representative of ARF Supreme Body, demanded on making out ARF’s
amendments to Armenian-Turkish protocols and then to submit them to
wide public discussions.

"In fact, there aren’t any consultations or discussions. Authorities
put us before a choice: either accept reality or not," Mr. Rustamyan
said.

"We are going to right to the end," member of the ARF Bureau, Vahan
Hovhannisyan, said.

Note that the rally will last till September, 28, and hasn’t got
confirmation of Municipality.