STRUGGLE AGAINST AUTHORITIES SHOULD NOT BE TURNED INTO STRUGGLE AGAINST STATE, ARFD FACTION SECRETARY CONSIDERS
Noyan Tapan
April 16, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The people’s "extreme discontent"
with the current situation and the fact that the people did not
see off the leaving power with applause, as the power along with
good things also left us bad things as a heritage," is one more
evidence that the new power needs to be "changed a lot," otherwise
the current "problems instead of being solved will become more
aggravated." Artashes Shahbazian, the Secretary of the National
Assembly ARFD faction, expressed such an opinion on April 16 in the
Urbat (Friday) club. Meanwhile the deputy said that the problems
stipulated in the coalition agreement give a ground to suppose that
the authorities are willing to change the present.
Touching upon the discussions over the domestic situation in
Armenia underway in the Strasbourg PACE spring session in these
days, A. Shahbazian expressed an opinion that the estimations and
proposals voiced in connection with the presidential elections do not
differ much from those espressed in Armenia, including by parties
making part of the power. He affirmed that "we should we concerned
and draw conclusions for the future," think of steps to improve the
situation, and mediation from outside is not so pleasant, especially
some politicians’ "attempts to bring a person from outside" are not
praiseworthy.
At journalists’ request the deputy also touched upon first RA
President Levon Ter-Petrosian’s interview to the Noviye Izvestiya
newspaper given lately, in which he, in particular, said about his
future plans that he is going to form a certain public opinion so that
the current power will not be recognized. The ARFD deputy said that
he would like the struggle not to become so deep when the struggle
against the authorities becomes a struggle against the state. "If a
civilized struggle is carried out against the authorities, I welcome
it, as a civilized political struggle is necessary," M. Shahbazian said
adding that "it will only make sound our political system, our life."