ARF: ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES IN STALEMATE

news.am
Jan 11 2010
Armenia

"The Armenian authorities got into the Armenian-Turkish process,
but they are not the masters. The sooner they realize their mistakes
the easier they will avert the threats the nation is facing," Armen
Rustamyan, member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF),
stated at a rally today.

According to him, the authorities’ refusing the implement the
Armenian-Turkish protocols will be perceived as a bold step by the
people. Speaking of further struggle, he pointed out that the RA
Constitutional Court has a historic chance to prevent developments
posing threat to Armenia. "The entire process involving the protocols
was concealed from the public," Rustamyan said.

If the Constitutional Court invalidates the protocols as
unconstitutional or partially unconstitutional, the Armenian Government
will be able to revise the documents and introduce reservations that
will meet the Armenian people’s interests, Rustamyan said. Otherwise,
no efforts must be appeared to lobby against the ratification of the
protocols in the Armenian Parliament. He called for intensifying the
collection of signatures against the protocols, as the previously
collected 70,000 signatures are insufficient.