David Hakobyan: Armenia needs a new leaderOctober 15, 2009 - 17:09 AMT 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that defeat was suffered not only by soccer team, but also national doctrine, "Pan-Armenian National Movement is an outdated category.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. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |