The ANC is ready for special elections
British Prime Minister David Cameron's apology for the British government's crime committed against the Irish 38 years ago yesterday inspired and touched economist, Armenian National Congress member Vahagn Khachatryan.
The events in Ireland remind Mr. Khachatryan of the tragic events held in central Yerevan on March 1, 2008, but unlike the events in Ireland, Armenian peaceful demonstrators were executed by the Armenian authorities and not those of another country. "If there is truth adn facts, the perpetrators must be brought to justice. The facts of the events of March 1 cannot be concealed. That issue can be solved in 38 seconds or 38 minutes and not 38 years later," said Mr. Khachatryan today during a press conference. He advised the authorities to not wait 38 years and confess their crime as soon as possible.
Vahagn Khachatryan emphasized once again that coming to power is not an end in itself for the Armenian National Congress. "As Ter-Petrosyan says, the objective is to put an end to the regime and establish legality in the country." He stressed that the Congress is not idle and said the following without going into details: "The Congress is getting ready for special elections and even if they happen tomorrow, the Congress is 100% ready."
When will there be special elections? In response, Vahagn Khachatryan said: "Tomorrow or 30 days later. Anything is possible in Armenia." As for those expecting rallies from the ANC, Mr. Khachatryan assured them that there will be ralies and at the right time."
In response to "A1+", Mr. Khachatryan today also touched upon the developments of the Armenian National Movement, in particular the appeal for resignation filed by vice-president of the ANM Khachatur Kokobelyan. "It would be better if you asked Kokobelyan about that. I can only say that Kokobelyan has never made his views contradicting the ANC public."
As far as ANM speaker Karen Karapetyan's announcement according to which the rumors that Kokobelyan has businesses and was sent to the ANC by the authorities are not accurate, Vahagn Khachatryan advised waiting for Kokobelyan's comments. Khachatryan only touched upon Karen Karapetyan's statement asking if one must be needy to be oppositional.
"For us, poverty has never been a value. We are in favor of seeing everyone living a good life and being rich," said Khachatryan, smiling.
