David Hakobyan: Armenia needs a new leader

PanARMENIAN.Net - By signing RA-Turkish Protocols, Armenia lost its last trump card - Armenian Genocide, Marxist Party leader David Hakobyan told a news conference in Yerevan. The main concern, in his opinion, is that Diaspora might try to achieve recognition of Armenian Genocide independently, without Armenia's involvement.



Commenting upon U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement on the impossibility of maintaining long status quo in Karabakh conflict, Hakobyan said that statement has already received Azeri President's response that the problem of 5 regions is already resolved. «Another concern is that Karabakh may follow Diaspora's example and express willingness to resolve conflict without Armenia,» he stressed.



Marxist party leader also commented on recent Turkey-Armenia match, saying that defeat was suffered not only by soccer team, but also national doctrine, "Pan-Armenian National Movement is an outdated category. The country needs a new leader, an 'architect', who will create a new political and economic concept," Hakobyan said, characterizing Republican Party as the prototype of Pan-Armenian National Movement.