AFTER CREATION OF ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS ZHARANGUTIUN TO DISCUSS
WAYS OF COOPERATING WITH IT
YER EVAN, JULY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. "The People’s Movement which appeared as
pre-election alliance before the elections and which has a huge
contribution to the formation of civil society today has dressed the
authorities into a strait jacket and suppressed their striving for
committing illegalities", announced Anahit Bakhshian, Chairman of the
Board of Zharangutiun (Heritage) Party, during the press conference on
July 25.
Noting that Zharangutiun welcomes the idea of initiating Armenian
National Congress (ANC), A. Bakhshian mentioned at the same time that
the party’s Board would clarify the possible ways of cooperation and
partnership with ANC only after the newly formed organization passes
the program and regulations documents.
According to A. Bakhshian, at present ANC has set before itself five
goals: to reveal the real guilty ones of the tragic events of March, to
provide freedom of expression, to set free the political prisoners,
dialogue with the authorities, and to hold special parliamentary and
presidential elections. She noted that on all the mentioned issues
Zharangutiun agrees with the initiators of the Congress and would make
efforts for their fulfillment regardless of being or not included in
ANC.
Member of Zharangutiun party Stepan Safarian stated that at the Board
sitting it was decided to ask for clarifications on the principle of
consensus in the activity of the NA Ad Hoc Commission on Study of the
March 1-2 events from the Commission. In S. Safarian’s words, after
receiving an answer Zharangutiun will decide whether to take part in
the work of the Commission or not.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
