Calling Oskanyan out to the street
Former RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan's explanations for not being a state representative anymore remind his former press speaker, current representative of the Armenian National Congress, Vladimir Karapetyan of a self-confession.
"Mr. Oskanyan is no longer a state representative and the first reason for that is because he was not offered the post that he held for ten consecutive years. He wasn't satisfied with the office that they offered him," Vladimir Karapetyan told "A1+".
Mr. Oskanyan had said that there had come a point when it was hard to explain the difference between words and actions to Europeans.
Karapetyan interpreted this and said: "First, you have to be honest with the people.
When Oskanyan was addressing his people on March 1, he should have warned that a massacre was being organized and would take place 1-2 hours after his speech. When he was told that there was going to be an attack on the people and application of force, he did not take any steps to prevent that attack and massacre."
Vladimir Karapetyan believes that Vardan Oskanyan was not sincere even during his press conferences in the wake of the events of March 1.
Vladimir Karapetyan found it difficult to say what Vardan Oskanyan had told the Europeans after every election and tragic events, but he did remind: "We have certain commitments to the Council of Europe and there are commitments in front of other international organizations. I think that the Foreign Minister can inform the people about his explanations at any point in time."
Karapetyan says that the only point when Vardan Oskanyan was sincere yesterday was when he announced that the Armenian government has never felt ready for adopting European values and implementing them because it has viewed them as a direct threat to the authorities.
Touching upon Oskanyan's statement according to which he is currently shaping a civil society, Vladimir Karapetyan advised Oskanyan to join the people who are out on the streets and are being subjected to persecutions for fighting for their rights. In other words, are you calling Vardan Oskanyan out to the street? In response, Karapetyan said: "Why not?"
