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WORLD EXPECTS ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES TO SETTLE KARABAKH DISPUTE, EX-PREMIER SAYS
By Ruzanna Stepanian
Radio Liberty, Czech Rep.
June 12 2007
Armenia's ex-prime minister sees a direct link between the positive
evaluation of the recent Armenian elections and the desire of the
international community to achieve a Karabakh settlement under the
current authorities.
Hrant Bagratian said on Tuesday: "If it is not [Robert] Kocharian,
then they've made it clear that they would like Kocharian's successor
to be a man who is now within the authorities so that he won't want
to start everything from scratch tomorrow."
"They don't need a change within Armenia's authorities today.
Moreover, even economic bodies are ready to say absurd things and utter
lies about Armenia, only for its people to calm down and in order to
forestall any problem in Armenia's domestic politics at this moment."
According to Bagratian, the international community perhaps "would
hurry to change the authorities once some document [on the settlement
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict] is signed."
The former head of government says Armenia's current or next
authorities, or any political party will not solve the problem while
they are in power if they have a chance not to do so. "Because in any
case to achieve a solution will mean agreeing to make some unpleasant
concessions," Bagratian concluded.
By Ruzanna Stepanian
Radio Liberty, Czech Rep.
June 12 2007
Armenia's ex-prime minister sees a direct link between the positive
evaluation of the recent Armenian elections and the desire of the
international community to achieve a Karabakh settlement under the
current authorities.
Hrant Bagratian said on Tuesday: "If it is not [Robert] Kocharian,
then they've made it clear that they would like Kocharian's successor
to be a man who is now within the authorities so that he won't want
to start everything from scratch tomorrow."
"They don't need a change within Armenia's authorities today.
Moreover, even economic bodies are ready to say absurd things and utter
lies about Armenia, only for its people to calm down and in order to
forestall any problem in Armenia's domestic politics at this moment."
According to Bagratian, the international community perhaps "would
hurry to change the authorities once some document [on the settlement
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict] is signed."
The former head of government says Armenia's current or next
authorities, or any political party will not solve the problem while
they are in power if they have a chance not to do so. "Because in any
case to achieve a solution will mean agreeing to make some unpleasant
concessions," Bagratian concluded.