SEVERAL THOUSAND STRONG OPPOSITIONAL RALLY HELD IN YEREVAN

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sep 19 2009, 07:00

The situation in economy, with democracy and observance of human
rights, and in foreign policy of Armenia continues to be extremely
unfavourable. This was stated by former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan,
leader of the Armenian National Congress, at a rally in central
Yerevan, where, by different estimates, from 5 to 25 thousand persons
got together.

A special place in Ter-Petrosyan’s speech was given to the topic
of foreign policy – the problem of normalizing Armenian-Turkish
relations and settlements of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as the
"Interfax" reports.

"By the protocols, signed by him on August 31, President of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan, put in doubt the fact of Armenians’ genocide. Besides,
the Turks have deceived him by failing to fulfil their promise to open
the border after signing on April 22 of the Armenian-Turkish roadmap,"
said the political leader.

In his turn, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said on September
17 at his meeting with the leaders of political forces of Armenia,
dedicated on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, that he did
not regard establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey either
programme-minimum or programme-maximum.

According to the President, it was important for him to show that
Armenians are able to be the first "to demonstrate the absence of
reason in moving against global development."