Arzumanyan is ashamed
Any actions of protest allowed by the Constitution must be taken in order to not let any document that goes against Armenia's national interests to go into effect, says member of the Armenian National Congress, former RA Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan, touching upon the possible ratification of the pre-signed Turkish-Armenian protocols.
He regretfully touched upon the protests in the Diaspora that were an attempt to stop the protocols through force.
"I am ashamed when the RA President visits foreign countries and the army and police of that country defend him from his compatriots. I can't remember such a shameful and humiliating situation," emphasized Arzumanyan.
Arzumanyan said that he is in favor of such protests, but also regretted to say that different Armenian communities did not say anything about the acts that took place on March 1, 2008.
"What was painful and offensive was that by greeting the president who came to power at the price of the blood shed on March 1, a number of Diaspora Armenian organizations wagged the finger on Azerbaijan's illegitimate government. This double standard in the statements was unacceptable," added Alexander Arzumanyan.
Arzumanyan compared the regional meetings and discussions on the Turkish-Armenian protocols with the Soviet era when, for instance, activists were gathered during the approval of the Constitution and unanimously accepted it.
"This is similar to that process that is characteristic of dictatorial regimes like the USSR, Iraq where 100% of the people voted for the president and Armenia where elections are falsified as much as needed," said Arzumanyan.
According to him, if Serzh Sargsyan doesn't sign the protocols, he will simply pay the price for coming to power at the account of bloodshed."
As far as the opening of borders is concerned, according to Arzumanyan, it is necessary for Armenia and Turkey. "As for the preconditions, that is a different story and here is where I have concerns. I don't accept and don't understand the preconditions, establishment of diplomatic relations and normalization of relations for opening the border," says Arzumanyan.
