SPEAKING OF FORMER AND INCUMBENT RULING REGIMES’ IDENTITY IS INCORRECT: RUSTAMYAN

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March 23 2010
Armenia

The statements by incumbent Armenian authorities on their intention
to correct mistakes admitted by their predecessors in foreign policy
are not clear enough, chairman of the ARFD Supreme Council of Armenia
Armen Rustamyan stated at a press conference.

"I do not understand how incumbent authorities can speak of intention
to correct foreign policy mistakes if they repeatedly stated of
pursuing their foreign policy line," he emphasized. Meanwhile,
he recalled RA former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian’s recent
interview, where he refutes this thesis. "Indeed, Madrid Principles
on Karabakh conflict settlement were drafted under the presidency of
Robert Kocharyan and during the tenure of FM Vartan Oskanian, however
were updated under Serzh Sargsyan and FM Edward Nalbandian. Hence,
logically changes are not in favor of the Armenian side, as Azerbaijan
not admitting Madrid principles agreed with updated version. As for
the Armenia-Turkey relations, Kocharyan turned down Turkish PM Recep
Tayyip Erdogan’s proposal on creation of joint historians’ commission,"
Rustamyan said.

"However, the incumbent authorities agreed with this proposal that
is stipulated by the Protocols. Although they reject any possibility
of studying Armenian Genocide under Ottoman Empire by the Commission,
international community considers it was created with this objective.

Statements by the U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton, Swedish Foreign
Minister, and other representatives of international community prove
this. Henceforth, speaking of the identity of the former and incumbent
ruling regimes is incorrect," Rustamyan concluded.