FIRST PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA: SERZH SARGSYAN IS FACING A CRUCIAL DECISION IN KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS

ArmInfo
2010-04-06 20:32:00

ArmInfo. "Serzh Sargsyan is facing a difficult and crucial choice:
either to sign the proposed agreement on Karabakh, whoch will lead
to cession of 5 regions to Azerbaijan and cause his own people’s
anger or refuse it and thereby cause the international community’s
disapproval",- Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the first president of Armenia,
leader of the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC), said at
today’s rally of his supporters.

The ANC leader thinks the paradox of the situation is that in both
cases Serzh Sargsyan will undoubtedly lose the power.

If the Armenian President signs the agreement, he will be dethroned by
internal forces, including the former and present coalition partners,
if he refuses, he will be dismissed by the world community, which has
lots of compromising materials against him – from electoral fraud to
the events of Mar 1 2008 and Oct 27 1999. This is proved by the last
harsh reports of the US State Department and OSCE/ODIHR

Ter-Petrossyan believes that Sargsyan will still sign the agreement
and will cede the five districts to Azerbaijan. He will do it so as to
be sure that the international community will guarantee his personal
immunity (if not power) and will give him Nobel Prize and shelter –
something he will not have otherwise.