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  • Levon Ter-Petrosyan on The fight against the authorities

    Levon Ter-Petrosyan: The fight against the authorities will be a
    success only in case of consolidated efforts of the opposition and the
    civil sector

    by Tatevik Shahunyan

    ARMINFO
    Saturday, March 1, 18:25

    The people and the opposition must exert genuine efforts to restore
    justice after the post-election tragic incidents of March 1 2008, said
    Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the first president of Armenia, Leader of the
    Armenian National Congress, in his speech at the rally in Liberty
    Square on March 1, 2014.

    "Impunity will lead to new crimes. One of ANC's prior tasks is to
    achieve exposure of the March 1 2008 crimes and compensation. I assure
    you that ANC is full of determination to fight till the very end to
    achieve exposure of that crime. Concealment of that crime will mean to
    desecrate the memory of the victims, and to make a crime shattering
    our statehood," he said.

    As regards the heavy political and economic situation in the country,
    Ter-Petrosyan said that the opposition has revealed the machinations
    in the 'gas deals' with Russia that resulted in accumulation of a 300
    million dollars debt to that country. He called the sale of the
    Vorotan Cascade of HPPs another crime.

    "The authorities stole 180 million, as that amount has been allegedly
    transferred to a conspirational company Vorotan Cascade. Meanwhile, I
    am not sure that the given amount was transferred that company. 180
    million dollars is 7% of the budget revenue. Return of those 180
    million to the state budget must become one of the public's major
    demands," he said.

    Ter-Petrosyan recalled that after nearly 4-year-long negotiations for
    the EU Association Agreement, the country's leadership let Europe down
    and turned to the Customs Union in a moment.
    "Our authorities have become so pro-Russian that even Russian
    officials are surprised. Earlier, the authorities thought their
    legitimacy depended on Europe, meanwhile, they rely on Russia. Anyway,
    we do not assess elections, we speak of the status of a vassal Armenia
    will have at the Customs Union. Look at the latest gas agreement,"
    Ter-Petrosyan said. He spotlighted the unprecedented migration from
    the country.

    Nevertheless, the first president found "a ray of light in the realm
    of darkness" praising the civil society and its recent activation. He
    said that the civil sector and the opposition should consolidate to
    fight the authorities.

    "However, the authorities constantly try to split the cooperation of
    the civil sector and the opposition," the first president said.
    Another reason for Ter-Petrosyan's optimism is cooperation of the four
    non- governmental forces (ANC, Heritage, Prosperous Armenia, ARFD -
    editor's note).

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