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DECISION 2013: HOVANNISIAN SPURNS WESTERN SALUTATIONS OF SARGSYAN WIN
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VOTE 2013 | 26.02.13 | 11:46
An Armenian opposition leader who claims to have been robbed of
a victory in last week's presidential election has rejected the
congratulations of Western leaders addressed to President Serzh
Sargsyan, whose reelection was formally certified by the Central
Election Commission on Monday.
Raffi Hovannisian, who is making another tour of provinces today as
part of his nationwide campaign to make Sargsyan "admit the people's
victory", has reacted to the news of congratulatory messages to
the current president from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry,
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and other
western leaders by reiterating his position that such statements are
irrelevant if the people of Armenia do not accept the result of the
election in the first place.
Speaking to a group of supporters in the town of Armavir the opposition
leader went further to claim that such congratulations primarily
meet the interests of the foreign states that he said want to see
Armenian concessions on some geopolitical matters, including the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
In a message addressed to Sargsyan yesterday U.S. Secretary of State
Kerry, in particular, stressed that Washington is not satisfied with
the current status quo in Nagorno-Karabakh.
"We must seize this moment to pursue meaningful progress in the peace
process," said the U.S. official.
http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2013/43905/armenia_presidential_election_2013_raffi_hovannisi an_congratulations
VOTE 2013 | 26.02.13 | 11:46
An Armenian opposition leader who claims to have been robbed of
a victory in last week's presidential election has rejected the
congratulations of Western leaders addressed to President Serzh
Sargsyan, whose reelection was formally certified by the Central
Election Commission on Monday.
Raffi Hovannisian, who is making another tour of provinces today as
part of his nationwide campaign to make Sargsyan "admit the people's
victory", has reacted to the news of congratulatory messages to
the current president from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry,
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and other
western leaders by reiterating his position that such statements are
irrelevant if the people of Armenia do not accept the result of the
election in the first place.
Speaking to a group of supporters in the town of Armavir the opposition
leader went further to claim that such congratulations primarily
meet the interests of the foreign states that he said want to see
Armenian concessions on some geopolitical matters, including the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
In a message addressed to Sargsyan yesterday U.S. Secretary of State
Kerry, in particular, stressed that Washington is not satisfied with
the current status quo in Nagorno-Karabakh.
"We must seize this moment to pursue meaningful progress in the peace
process," said the U.S. official.