KARAPETYAN: A WALL BEGINS SURROUNDING ARMENIA

Aysor
Nov 9 2009
Armenia

"The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago is a very positive developing
which has influenced not only German people but entire world and
all international relations," said Republican Party’s member Lernik
Aleksanyan at the press-conference referring to the celebrating of the
20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Tigran Karapetyan,
leader of the People’s Party of Armenia, in his turn, said that the
Wall, which divided Berlin and the entire country for nearly three
decades, fell in time while similar wall begins now surround Armenia.

"We Armenians have to take into consideration that we are locked from
the four winds. It is not necessary that you can see the real existing
wall to be able to imagine it," he said adding that difficulties in
taking care of all spread all over the world Armenians, especially,
of those in Javakheti (Georgia) grow.

"We can’t even send books to our compatriots in Javakheti. Armenia’s
authorities must discuss the issue of easing the way to Armenians
of Javakheti. Despite this is an invisible wall, it really exists,"
said Tigran Karapetyan.