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ARFD and Heritage party: Armenia's position on the Crimea in UN was right
by Ashot Safaryan
Friday, March 28, 14:12
In UN Armenia voted in line with its own national interests, the head
of the Heritage parliamentary faction, Ruben Hakopyan, said at
today's briefing in the parliament and added this is his personal
point of view.
Yesterday Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Russia, Syria and some
other countries voted against the resolution of the UN General
Assembly on the Crimea, which says that the referendum in the Crimea
is illegal.
He said that the USA and Europe like to speak about human values, but
when we touch on Armenia and Karabakh, these advocates of democracy
keep mum. "They use dual standards. Why should only we be guided by
human values? However, I do not compare Karabakh with the Crimea, that
is to say, the right for self-determination fulfilled by the people of
Karabakh. The same happened in the Crimea. We have forgotten that
within the GAUM Ukraine has always expressed an anti-Armenian and
anti-Karabakh position", - Hakopyan said. He also added that Armenia
voted under Russia's pressure.
The head of the ARFD parliamentary faction, Armen Rustamyan, said that
finally a referendum was held in the Crimea and its result is beyond
doubt, as 75% of the population of the Crimea are Russians. "The
issues should be watched just in this context. The world community
should understand that they must not take decisions against the will
of the people. Those 100 countries which voted for the territorial
integrity of Ukraine will later change their point of view, just the
same way as during the Russian-Georgian war. Armenia's decision was
right. Those 100 countries recognized Kosovo earlier. Why? Why should
not the Crimea have a right to decide its own destiny?", - Rustamyan
asked.
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by Ashot Safaryan
Friday, March 28, 14:12
In UN Armenia voted in line with its own national interests, the head
of the Heritage parliamentary faction, Ruben Hakopyan, said at
today's briefing in the parliament and added this is his personal
point of view.
Yesterday Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Russia, Syria and some
other countries voted against the resolution of the UN General
Assembly on the Crimea, which says that the referendum in the Crimea
is illegal.
He said that the USA and Europe like to speak about human values, but
when we touch on Armenia and Karabakh, these advocates of democracy
keep mum. "They use dual standards. Why should only we be guided by
human values? However, I do not compare Karabakh with the Crimea, that
is to say, the right for self-determination fulfilled by the people of
Karabakh. The same happened in the Crimea. We have forgotten that
within the GAUM Ukraine has always expressed an anti-Armenian and
anti-Karabakh position", - Hakopyan said. He also added that Armenia
voted under Russia's pressure.
The head of the ARFD parliamentary faction, Armen Rustamyan, said that
finally a referendum was held in the Crimea and its result is beyond
doubt, as 75% of the population of the Crimea are Russians. "The
issues should be watched just in this context. The world community
should understand that they must not take decisions against the will
of the people. Those 100 countries which voted for the territorial
integrity of Ukraine will later change their point of view, just the
same way as during the Russian-Georgian war. Armenia's decision was
right. Those 100 countries recognized Kosovo earlier. Why? Why should
not the Crimea have a right to decide its own destiny?", - Rustamyan
asked.
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