Heritage: Levon Ter-Petrossian must apologize to Arthur BaghdasaryanApril 11, 2011 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) leader Levon Ter-Petrossian must publicly apologize to Orinats Yerkir party leader Arthur Baghdasaryan, according to Heritage party deputy chairman. At news conference in Yerevan, Ruben Hakobyan accused the ANC leader of having struck a secret deal with the authorities. “Baghdasaryan, however, never concealed his making an agreement with the authorities for which he was slammed by ANC representatives.” “Ter-Petrossian, who shows concern over the possibility of a new war in Azerbaijan in case of Armenia’s political instability, never showed any in February 2008; however, as an experienced politician, he could have predicted that the accumulated aggression could not but lead to a clash. Baghdasaryan, as opposed to ANC leader, is not responsible for March 1, 2008 victims,” he said. Hakobyan went on to characterize ANC as an egocentric structure, guided by totalitarian principles. “If earlier, the Congress terrorized political forces for supporting a dialogue with the authorities, currently it terrorizes those who speak against ANC dialogue with the authorities.” Hakobyan stressed the necessity of creating an opposition force to counterpoise the ANC, noting that Heritage is negotiating this possibility with a number of political forces. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |