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RULING PARTY REPRESENTATIVE SPURNS TER-PETROSYAN STATEMENT
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POLITICS | 31.10.13 | 12:10
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A spokesman for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has
laughed off the call by opposition leader Ter-Petrosyan for President
Serzh Sargsyan's resignation that he made in an article published
through one of the local websites on Wednesday.
In his piece Ter-Petrosyan, in particular, slammed Sargsyan for his
"adventurist" foreign policy due to which, he contended, Armenia is now
viewed as an unreliable partner both in the West and in Russia. He also
voiced concerns about the future of Karabakh because of these policies.
"Speaking in chess terminology, Sargsyan has appeared in a zugzwang
situation in which any move he makes will lead to a defeat. Each
day of his rule is a loss for Armenia and Artsakh (Karabakh),"
wrote Ter-Petrosyan.
In his comments to several media RPA spokesman and Deputy Speaker of
Parliament Edward Sharmazanov described Ter-Petrosyan as a "political
pensioner" and "failed politician" and advised that he should keep
his own counsel.
"Sometimes it's better to remain silent than to speak," commented
Sharmazanov.
The RPA representative also described Ter-Petrosyan's concerns over
Karabakh ridiculous, reminding that still in 1992 in an interview to
a Russian newspaper the ex-president stated that Karabakh should be
incorporated into Azerbaijan as an autonomous republic.
"Let alone the fact that the core of his foreign-policy program
during the 2008 presidential race was becoming friends with Azeris,"
said Sharmazanov.
http://www.armenianow.com/news/politics/49659/armenia_republican_party_sharmazanov_terpetrosyan_ sargsyan
POLITICS | 31.10.13 | 12:10
Photolure
A spokesman for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has
laughed off the call by opposition leader Ter-Petrosyan for President
Serzh Sargsyan's resignation that he made in an article published
through one of the local websites on Wednesday.
In his piece Ter-Petrosyan, in particular, slammed Sargsyan for his
"adventurist" foreign policy due to which, he contended, Armenia is now
viewed as an unreliable partner both in the West and in Russia. He also
voiced concerns about the future of Karabakh because of these policies.
"Speaking in chess terminology, Sargsyan has appeared in a zugzwang
situation in which any move he makes will lead to a defeat. Each
day of his rule is a loss for Armenia and Artsakh (Karabakh),"
wrote Ter-Petrosyan.
In his comments to several media RPA spokesman and Deputy Speaker of
Parliament Edward Sharmazanov described Ter-Petrosyan as a "political
pensioner" and "failed politician" and advised that he should keep
his own counsel.
"Sometimes it's better to remain silent than to speak," commented
Sharmazanov.
The RPA representative also described Ter-Petrosyan's concerns over
Karabakh ridiculous, reminding that still in 1992 in an interview to
a Russian newspaper the ex-president stated that Karabakh should be
incorporated into Azerbaijan as an autonomous republic.
"Let alone the fact that the core of his foreign-policy program
during the 2008 presidential race was becoming friends with Azeris,"
said Sharmazanov.