ZHARANGUTIUN REPRESENTATIVE: ISSUE OF RETURNING LIBERATED TERRITORIES TO AZERBAIJAN IS DISCUSSED AT NEGOTIATIONS

Noyan Tapan
Nov 24, 2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Until the passions calm down
in connection with the Armenian-Turkish protocols in Armenia the
authorities are not going to sign any document to avoid a strong
wave of protest and power shift. RA NA Zharangutiun (Heritage)
faction member and Board Chairman of the party of the same name
Armen Martirosian expressed such an opinion at a November 24 press
conference. Speaking about the negotiations on settlement of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict he said that according to his information,
the issue of returning the liberated territories to Azerbaijan is
discussed, at that, all territories except Lachin corridor should
be ceded. "Zharangutiun is against such an approach," the deputy
declared adding that the liberated territories are Karabakh’s
"integral part and only the NKR authorities are able to solve the
problems of delimitation."

Speaking about the RA 2010 draft state budget A. Martirosian mentioned
that "it has nothing in common with real life." According to his
estimation, Prime Minister’s last speech on the state budget was
well-composed but it repeated the theses of the New Year speech.

According to A. Martirosian, there is an apprehension that the
provisions of Prime Minister’s speech will remain on paper and will
not be moved to the practical sphere. "Though the government says that
it will continue paying attention to the social sphere, nevertheless
no increase of salaries is expected next year," the Zharangutiun
representative said. Besides, in his words, the government pins
its hopes on the mining sphere and monetary transfers received from
abroad, while the very two spheres first of all suffer from economic
fluctuations and the whole economic system is damaged.