YEREVAN (Yerkir)—The statement on Karabakh issued by the presidents of France, the US and Russia over the weekend is a direct message to Armenia urging concessions and reflects only the interests of Azerbaijan, said Armenian Revolutionary Federation parliamentary bloc chairman, Vahan Hovannesian in an interview with Yerkir on Monday.
He explained that the statement, made at the G8 summit in Canada, appeases Azerbaijan by calling for the “withdrawal from occupied territories,” and leaves the final solution to Karabakh’s status nebulous at best.
Hovannesian also expressed surprise at the immediate embracing of the statement as a positive step in the peace process.
“I am surprised at what is our foreign ministry expressing its support? What in this announcement has satisfied him,” asked Hovannesian, who pointed out inconsistencies between the Russian and the English versions of the statement.
Hovannesian explained that the Russian text clearly states that the status of Karabakh will be chosen by its residents, while the English version does not draw that distinction.
He said foreign ministry spokesperson Tigran Balayan had expressed that “the same conclusions can be derived from both versions by the foreign minister.”
The ARF’s political affairs director, Giro Manoyan, said the presidential statement was incomplete on many fronts.
“The statement was incomplete in several fronts. First of all, the fact that the presidents failed to make any mention of last week’s attack by the Azerbaijani side signals that they are not worried about the issue,” said Manoyan who also reiterated the ARF’s opposition to the so-called Madrid Principles that are being used as the basis for the OSCE Minsk Group mediated peace talks.
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Պրն. Հովանիսյան, բավ է վերլուծություներով զբաղվեք: Մենք բոլորս էլ կարողանում ենք վերլուծություներ անել: Դուք ՀՅԴ Բիուրոյի անդամ էք և ձեր տեղը պետք է լինի ժողովուրդի կողքին պաշտպանելով նրա շահերը: Եթէ հարկ լինի ապա հենվել ժողովուրդի վրա և պաշտպանել Հայ ազգի և Հայաստանի շահերը: Ես անձամբ հոգնել եմ լսել ձեր վերլուծություները այս կամ այն արտաքին իրադարձություների նկատմամբ: Ձեր պայքարը պետք է անցնի խորհրդարանի սահմաները: Գախնիք չէ որ ՀՅԴ-ն ունի միայն 16 պատգամավոր որը փոքրամասնություն է, այսինքն խորհրդարանով հարցեր չեք կարող լուծել, օտար լեզվով դպրոցների օրինագիծը վկա: Ձեր որդեգրած ուղղությունը միայն օգնում է Հայաստանի կործանմանը: Օրենքով պայքարելը ոչ օրինական իշխանություների դեմ պարզապես ծիծաղելի է: Օրենքով կարելի է պայքարել եթէ այդ իշխանություները ընտրվելեն Հայաստանի քաղաքացիների կողմից: Մի թէ այսքանը ձեր համար ըմբռնելի չէ թէ դուք գիտակցաբար ջուր էք լցնում այս օլիգարխ իշխանություների ջրաղացին: Հերք չէ պատվազրկեք ՀՅԴ-ին, այն տղաներին որոնք արյուն թափեցին իրենց Հայրենիքի համար Դաշնակցության դրոշի տակ:
Հերիք է, ՀՅԴ-ն պետք է ինքնամաքրմամբ զբաղվի այլապես վաղը ուշ է լինելու: Ասածի պես մեկ ճանճը հերիք է որ սպիտակ կաթը պղտորի:
Arman, are you trying to start civil war in Armenia? Օրենքով պայքարելը ոչ օրինական իշխանություների դեմ պարզապես ծիծաղելի է: Օրենքով կարելի է պայքարել եթէ այդ իշխանություները ընտրվելեն Հայաստանի քաղաքացիների կողմից:
Levon tried that and we saw the results.
Hope you are not getting paid by Azeri Petro Dollar.
Dear Arman,
Hovannesian perhaps knows that he cannot do much and the matter is beyond his control or influence. The above is just a political statement for record.
Nalbandian and his crew are messing around freely, with no checks and no balances. Look what Nalbandian or the Armenian administration did last week when 4 soldiers were murdered rutlessly. He didn’t bother even to visit the families of these soldiers. God knows the situation of those families. Please think about the parents, wife, children, and brother / sisters of those soldiers. Put yourself in their shoes.
Do you think Nalbandian cares if 40, 400, or 4000 Armenians get butchered by Azeries next week? I agree with you that unless the people rise, crooked people like Nalbandian will continue their “Davajan” behavior. I wonder who can remove this piece of garbage from our foriegn ministry.
Duxnert chi herqum ara, not enough spirit, hovhannisian is right, why do you have to give the surrounding territories back? Why? You are the conquer not a loser, at least substitute with Nakhichevan, history shows that those people don’t get alone with us, what refugees? They will take surrounding territories and than attack Artcakh. What security guarantees. Who will protect us, nobody, only we ourselves. Whom do you trust? Current administartion don’t be fool, be smart, we got your back…
After the so called Armenian “REPs and Co” have approved the opening of 9 foreign language schools alone in Yerevan, nothing should become as a surprise any more…
Armenia has to comprimse soon.its not 1992,Fadayis cannot handle anymore with rifles against Azeris’ modern defence systmes.
Armenia:
Active Troops: 52,000(Includin NK)
Aircraft: 32
Tanks: 110
Expenditure, 2010: $208 million
Azerbaijan
Active Troops: 196,400
Aircraft: 311
Tanks: 390
Expenditure, 2010: $2,2 billion
Source:GLOBALSECURITY.ORG
**In 2010 Azerbaijan’s military expenditure totaled $ 2 billion 150 million, exceeding Armenia’s national budget
**Armenia lives at the expense of foreign assistance(Mostly Diaspora)
**Industrial Properties mostly belongs to foreigners in Armenia(Mostly Russians)
Well,stop dreaming.Armenians are starving and leaving country for better life(including enemy Turkey).And+War will destroy entire Armenia..
I am repeating again.You cannot win the war with Fadayis riffles on their shoulders anymore.
MR. HOVANESSIAN,
If you want people to fight for Artsakh, we are here from Diaspora, from Armenia proper and Artsakh.
NOT ONE INCH OF LAND MUST BE GIVEN TO THE “azeri” vermins, snakes, pests. THEY WILL ATTACK FROM ALL AROUND ARTSAKH AND YOU AND I WILL HAVE ARTSAKH NO MORE. BE WISE AND DON’T LET SARKISIAN OR HALF WITTED NALBANDIAN TO AGREE WITH ANYTHING ELSE. NOT ONE INCH OF LAND MUST BE GIVEN BACK TO THE ENEMY (FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE WHEN WE WON THE WAR). WE CAN WIN IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!
NAIRIAN
We have been through this and we said not 1 inch of land will be returned to anyone but Armenians
Mashads hosker en asonk
Enough already .
FrankM: Don’t you read the news? The three OSCE Minsk Group presidents; Obama/Medvedev/Sarkozi said in Canada while they met that despite the “azeris” attack and killing to our four soldiers in Artsakh, they are urging Armenia to give back the surrounding lands of Artsakh back to the “azeris”. Whether we said it 10 times or 100 times, it doesn’t matter, what matters is that it’s alarming to me what those presidents are now arm twisting Armenia and Sarkisian to give back these lands that are very vital for our survival as a nation. These lands are very important for us, they do belong to us and it’s important that they stay connected to Armenia. Otherwise the “azeri” pogroms will attack our people in Artsakh as they just did recently. Our soldiers’ lives will be endangered. I am scared, aren’t you? If we have to say and reiterate it 100 or 1000 times, then be it. This is very alarming to me that Sarkisian stays on the ball and not go along with Obama or Medvedev as he did in the past with the dangerous protocols. Yes I am distressed about all this.