Do Armenian oppositionists need to attend patriotism lessons?June 25, 2009 - 21:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Declarations of the Armenian opposition that PACE monitoring means the end of the world, seem ridiculous, and Armenians of Diaspora are very disappointed by the effort of opposition to discredit the own motherland," Marat Hakopian, head of the Information analytical center Analitika.at.ua said a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Ukraine is considered to be a leader in democracy among CIS countries, but Ukraine is also under monitoring and it does not mean that there is no democracy in Ukraine or Armenia. I believe Armenian oppositionists need to attend patriotism lessons not to disgrace their motherland and not to look ridiculous in the eyes of world public" Hakopian stressed. According to him, Armenian opposition, like Azeri propagandists are suffering from political amnesia. Mr. Hakopian reminded that Armenians all over the world remember the situation in the country during ANM and its president rule, and today's manipulations of opposition look odd. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. |