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Published on June 20, 2008
LEVON TER-PETROSSIAN HAS ONE PROBLEM
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“This has been our first national rally since March 1 and I ask you to observe a minute of silence for the victims”, said Levon Ter-Petrossian and noted that it could not be a usual rally since they had experienced the dreadful events of March 1.
“The authorities will have to answer one day,” he promised. “I take on the responsibility to award all the 1 March victims with the title of a hero.”
Next the first President spoke of the future tasks to be undertaken.
“The rally shows that people are not content with the results of the Presidential Elections and with Serzh Sargssian’s legitimacy. Now there would be more than 200.000 people here if the City Hall had authorized the rally. The international public takes the rating of the present authorities for the reputation of the Republic of Armenia,” noticed Ter-Petrossian.
Assessing PACE Resolution 1609 he noted that none of the points had been completed yet. “Now I have only one problem - the problem of the political prisoners”.
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“This has been our first national rally since March 1 and I ask you to observe a minute of silence for the victims”, said Levon Ter-Petrossian and noted that it could not be a usual ...
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