QUALITATIVE CHANGE OF POWER IS REQUIRED

Lragir.am
6/05/10

On May 6, the NKR former foreign minister Arman Melikyan criticized
the behavior of Armenian National Congress in connection with the
Armenian and Turkish process. According to him, Congress, instead
of proposing alternative solutions in connection with this issue,
keeps affirming about the need of a change of power.

Hovhannes Hovhannisyan disagreed with this idea as if Congress does not
propose alternative proposals. He said Congress has dwelt on numerous
possible solutions in relation to the Armenian and Turkish, as well
as other issues. "We have suspended our political struggle for 4-5
months, just when Serge was to enter in this process", says Hovhannes
Hovhannisyan saying that they did it to save Armenia from dangers.

According to Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, the problem is that the country
needs a power formed by people because officials now decide the destiny
of people. "If there is democracy, I think, the rest of the question
will be solved", says Hovhannisyan.

There is polarization of the society and it is to be eliminated but
not through destroying one of the poles, says Arman Melikyan.

According to him, the power is afraid that persecutions will follow
the change of power, so balance mechanisms are to be secured. Such
mechanisms, according to Melikyan, can be provided by the current
neutral forces. At the same time, Arman Melikyan agreed with the
opinion of Hovhannes Hovhannisyan that there are forces within the
power to be persecuted.

Hovhannes Hovhannisyan says HAK is tolerant and in case of coming to
power, they see that there are many other vital forces the potential of
which can be used for the whole country. Even within the government,
there are forces, the hands of which are not bloody, thinks Hovhannes
Hovhannisyan. Both political figures agreed qualitative change of
power is required.