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 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |