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ARA PAPYAN: INCIDENT AT TURKISH BORDER WAS NOT ACCIDENTAL
The incident at the Armenian-Turkish border involving Russian
bodyguards was not an accident, said the head of Modus Vivendi Center
Ara Papyan.
Note that a Turkish shepherd got killed by fire opened by the Russian
border guards as he crossed the border and appeared on the Armenian
side. Papyan says this is not a singular case of crossing the border.
Shepherds occasionally cross the border to retrieve their animals.
There must have been similar cases on both sides. If the man crossed
the border, it means that he did not worry that they might fire. I
think this is not an accident, in other words, the solder had an
order, if they do not fire in dozens of cases and then they fire,
they had an order to fire, Ara Papyan says.
What is the cause of such severity? Is tension provoked at the border
to force the Armenian side to opt for the Eurasian Union? Even though
different politicians say that we are not undergoing any pressure,
these are all expressions of pressure. "How else does pressure look
like?" Ara Papyan asks.
Touching upon the response of the Turkish side, Ara Papyan said that
no country would be indifferent to killings of its citizen, even if the
citizen has violated a rule. Papyan says it is normal that the Turkish
side blames Armenia for the incident on the Armenian-Turkish border.
"It is true that the Russians guard our border but it cannot point
the arrow of protest at the Russians. To put it in simple terms, the
Russians are operators, the authorities are Armenia," he says. The
Turkish side claimed that the shepherd was not armed.
"The Turkish side described it as a disproportionate use of force,
which is a correct description. If the man did not have a weapon and
even if we presume that he crossed the border maliciously and he does
not present any danger, he could be just detained," Papyan says.
Note that the press secretary of the Russian body guard service Sergey
Grechin told Itar-Tass that the killed Turkish shepherd crossed the
border and fired at the Russian guards who ordered him to halt.
Ara Papyan says if they say the shepherd had a gun and fired from it,
it changes the whole picture but first it needs to be proved. "They
must show the weapon, if they prove, it will be a different issue,"
he said.
Ara Papyan was surprised at the silence of the Armenian MFA.
"The Armenian side must request an explanation from the Russian side,
we must learn all the details. After all, an incident was reported
in the territory of the Republic of Armenia, so everything must be
examined by the Armenian authorities. If the Russian side says that
he had a gun, it must prove, and afterwards the Armenian side could
blame the Turkish side as its armed citizen attacked our border guards
and received an equal response. But the silence of the Armenian side
is not understandable," he underscores, wondering if the ministry is
limited to protocols and receiving of delegations.
Roza Hovhannisyan 23:08 02/08/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/30614
The incident at the Armenian-Turkish border involving Russian
bodyguards was not an accident, said the head of Modus Vivendi Center
Ara Papyan.
Note that a Turkish shepherd got killed by fire opened by the Russian
border guards as he crossed the border and appeared on the Armenian
side. Papyan says this is not a singular case of crossing the border.
Shepherds occasionally cross the border to retrieve their animals.
There must have been similar cases on both sides. If the man crossed
the border, it means that he did not worry that they might fire. I
think this is not an accident, in other words, the solder had an
order, if they do not fire in dozens of cases and then they fire,
they had an order to fire, Ara Papyan says.
What is the cause of such severity? Is tension provoked at the border
to force the Armenian side to opt for the Eurasian Union? Even though
different politicians say that we are not undergoing any pressure,
these are all expressions of pressure. "How else does pressure look
like?" Ara Papyan asks.
Touching upon the response of the Turkish side, Ara Papyan said that
no country would be indifferent to killings of its citizen, even if the
citizen has violated a rule. Papyan says it is normal that the Turkish
side blames Armenia for the incident on the Armenian-Turkish border.
"It is true that the Russians guard our border but it cannot point
the arrow of protest at the Russians. To put it in simple terms, the
Russians are operators, the authorities are Armenia," he says. The
Turkish side claimed that the shepherd was not armed.
"The Turkish side described it as a disproportionate use of force,
which is a correct description. If the man did not have a weapon and
even if we presume that he crossed the border maliciously and he does
not present any danger, he could be just detained," Papyan says.
Note that the press secretary of the Russian body guard service Sergey
Grechin told Itar-Tass that the killed Turkish shepherd crossed the
border and fired at the Russian guards who ordered him to halt.
Ara Papyan says if they say the shepherd had a gun and fired from it,
it changes the whole picture but first it needs to be proved. "They
must show the weapon, if they prove, it will be a different issue,"
he said.
Ara Papyan was surprised at the silence of the Armenian MFA.
"The Armenian side must request an explanation from the Russian side,
we must learn all the details. After all, an incident was reported
in the territory of the Republic of Armenia, so everything must be
examined by the Armenian authorities. If the Russian side says that
he had a gun, it must prove, and afterwards the Armenian side could
blame the Turkish side as its armed citizen attacked our border guards
and received an equal response. But the silence of the Armenian side
is not understandable," he underscores, wondering if the ministry is
limited to protocols and receiving of delegations.
Roza Hovhannisyan 23:08 02/08/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/30614