THE AGE OF VANISHED OPPORTUNITIES
- Leader of Armenian Christian-Democratic Party Khosrov Harutyunyan responds to the questions of “Hayots Ashkharh” daily.
“Do you still believe that the agenda of the “negotiations” between the opposition and the authorities is not exhausted? Don’t you think that the continued “escalation” of intolerance and enmity by Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his surrounding reminds of the saying “once a wolf always a wolf, a leopard can’t change its spots?”
“Unfortunately we didn’t manage to maintain and develop the democratic achievements our people used to have during and after the elections. In essence we lost the opportunity to improve the quality and the contents of the state governing by means of political dialogues and mutual understanding, thus contributing to the democratization of the public life. The period after March 1, in this regard can be considered a period of vanished opportunities.
When Ter-Petrosyan announces that he has only two principle resources of political struggle – foreign mediation and enmity, even in case of possessing very bright imagination it is very difficult to consider this struggle political. Hatred is poison by which a person usually harms firstly himself. To sew hatred little by little, but constantly, means to poison the public organism. It is impossible to cure by hatred.
For me this mode of action is simply intolerable and incomprehensible. Hatred – towards whom, your own people? Hatred – among different groups of people? Believe me it is extremely destructive and it can’t have anything in common with politics.”
“Once Ter-Petrosyan closed his door on the face of the Catholicos of all Armenians today his followers have started a campaign aimed at discrediting Armenian Apostolic Church in the person of the Catholicos of All Armenians.”
“Similar stance towards the church is completely intolerable. There is a feeling that they have set a task to shatter the founding pillars of the state and the national statehood. I’m really concerned about it and our party joins the recently published appeal of the intellectuals. We do believe the historical role of Armenian Apostolic Church in our history is really great and similar infringement upon the church and His Holiness is really intolerable.
The task of the church is also very complicated. After the 70 years of atheism, it is facing the really difficult duty of restoring the meaning of the religious authority. It is also not an easy process and what we must do is to support His Holiness in this issue. This is evident. For Armenian Christian Democratic Party these issues are much moral actual and we are very sensible towards them.”
“In recent times they threaten to take the power by force, in case the hope for “peaceful takeover” is exhausted. Doesn’t this mean that the conversations about negotiations is naïve, mildly speaking?”
“Unfortunately the intimidations regarding the intensification of tension are maintained. God Willing I’m wrong. Anyway the role of the authorities is very important in this issue. After all it is from the authorities that people demand law and order, as well as qualitative change of the political process and it is natural, because people usually make demands to the structure that is competent to take decisions. Consequently the government in power must take certain steps, no matter what the opposition thinks about it.
The ruling power must form the agenda of the dialogues, and appeal to all the political powers in the written form, to inform them that this or that day they are starting open discussions and dialogues by this or that agenda. Those who consider themselves responsible will participate, those who don’t will be responsible for exacerbating the situation.
Second: we must understand that the election returns can’t be a matter of discussion any more; they are from the field of political adventurousness. In essence even the western observers and the international structures don’t link the post-election events, especially the tragic events of March 1 with the elections and all the more as the legitimacy of the President. In reality they have nothing to do with one another, because the results of the voting are credible and trustworthy for the overwhelming majority of society.
Unfortunately the events of March 1 cast shadow on the election returns, but it doesn’t mean that the legitimacy of the elections is vulnerable. This is the essential thing.”
- LILIT POGHOSYAN
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