
Published on July 07, 2008
TER-PETROSSIAN AND CZECH FM REFERRED TO POLITICAL PRISONERS
On July 6 Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrossian met with the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Karel Schwartzenberg who is in Armenia on an official visit, reports the press service of Popular Movement.
During the meeting the parties mainly dwelt on the protection of human rights in Armenia, democratic freedoms and release of political prisoners.
The meeting was organised by the Czech party and was attended by the Czech ambassador to Armenia Ivan Jestrab participated.
Mr. Schwartzenberg is a famous Czech politician. He was a human rights advocate for a long time. Schwartzenberg also headed the Helsinki International Committee, lived in migration and has been one of the close companions of Vaclav Havel since 1989.
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Naira wrote:
It is absolutely out of taste for Czech f.m. to meet with a radical extremist who's causing so much problems in the country he's visiting.
MIHRAN wrote:- Naira
It is absolutely out of taste for Czech f.m. to meet with a radical extremist who's causing so much problems in the country he's visiting.
A trouble maker shouldn't meet any foreigne dignataries,instead he should be called to justice.
The present goverment is playing ignorance....
Mihran- Naira
aaa wrote:
LTP couldnt do anything by himself and now went to ask help from foreigners!!! Ask help from you PEOPLE but not from czechs!!!
Rafael wrote:- aaa
LTP couldnt do anything by himself and now went to ask help from foreigners!!! Ask help from you PEOPLE but not from czechs!!!
LTP and SS are playing games. SS is playing nice with turks and opening a discussion regarding the genocide, 'vor Levon'e xosalu tegh chunena'. SS is taking the platform of LTP and implementing it himself, thereby negating LTP own platform. Very strategic political move by SS. He recently sacked the head of OVIR and is cracking down on people who think they are above the law. March 1st showed that people in armenia, no matter which party, will use violent measures...which is the #1 threat to an existing government. SS is trying to calm the opposition down by distancing himself from RK, who hasn't been in the public arena for a while. So far I view this as a positive move, though it is out of self-interest in SS case, at least he is attacking the problems head on. I believe LTP couldnt handle such oligarchs, he is too weak, and he would not be able to consolidate power.- aaa
MIHRAN wrote:- Rafael
LTP and SS are playing games. SS is playing nice with turks and opening a discussion regarding the genocide, 'vor Levon'e xosalu tegh chunena'. SS is taking the platform of LTP and implementing it himself, thereby negating LTP own platform. Very strategic political move by SS. He recently sacked the head of OVIR and is cracking down on people who think they are above the law. March 1st showed that people in armenia, no matter which party, will use violent measures...which is the #1 threat to an existing government. SS is trying to calm the opposition down by distancing himself from RK, who hasn't been in the public arena for a while. So far I view this as a positive move, though it is out of self-interest in SS case, at least he is attacking the problems head on. I believe LTP couldnt handle such oligarchs, he is too weak, and he would not be able to consolidate power.
Rafael
Your evaluation of the current situation is very logical.
I hope that SS discusses his foreigne policy matters with his advisors, and these advisors do represent the coolition he has formed, if not we are to expect more problems.
The country has to be unified internally and externally in order to be successfull.
I gather he is making moves all by himself.
internally he is making blunt and concrete changes,my hope is that he is well prepared for possible offset by the corruptors....
SS shouldn't provide room for REBOUNDS...he should be covered from all angels to be successfull.
Mihran- Rafael
Rafael wrote:
Mihran,
From what I know SS took it upon himself to make the announcement from Moscow, he didn't tell the coalition ahead of time. When this happened the ARF began to demand answer from Nalbandian, I believe. So SS had to retract his statement. I don't think SS is that dumb to question the genocide, I think he views the need to have a forum, as something that he can hold against LTP. Like i said in the past SS is not in the same arena as RK...they are very different. SS is actually trying to win over the opposition. Mihran, overall Armenian politics is very primitive compared to Western strategies, and figuring out why SS/RK/LTP do what they do becomes easier, by the day.
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- 1827 Russian forces occupy the castle of Abas-Abad.
- 1829 Occupation of Baberd (Baiburt, Western Armenia).
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