L. TER-PETROSIAN IS FOR ARMENIAN-TURKISH POLITICAL RELATIONS, WHILE S.
SARGSYAN PUTTING ASIDE POLICY WISHES TO ESTABLISH FRIENDLY RELATIONS,
ZHIRAYR SEFILIAN CONSIDERS
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YEREVAN, JULY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The disagreements of first Armenian
President Levon Ter-Petrosian and Commander of Shoushi special regiment
Zhirayr Sefilian over the Nagorno Karabakh settlement do not hinder
their political cooperation. Z. Sefilian stated at the July 10 press
conference adding that the concern that in case the ruling regime is
kept Armenia will go to ruin unites him with the radical opposition
leader. According to Z. Sefilian, coming to power L. Ter-Petrosian will
start "cleaning the Augean stables" and in three years will concede his
post to another political force enjoying people’s confidence.
Touching upon President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement on creation of an
Armenian-Turkish commission of historians, Z. Sefilian said that as far
back as when S. Sargsyan was a Defence Minister he made defeatest
statements: "Aghdam is not our homeland," "we should return the
territories." "S. Sargsyan has always had a single goal, to seize
President’s post, and now tries to retain it by all means. For him, the
most important is that and not the state of Armenian-Turkish relations
or other political problems," Z. Sefilian stated. He said that welcomes
the People’s Movement’s position condemning S. Sargsyan’s above
mentioned statement. According to the former Commander, L.
Ter-Petrosian has always been for political relations in the respect of
Armenian-Turkish contacts, while S. Sargsian has put aside policy "and
just tries to establish friendly relations."