"Magic wand is in the hands of Kocahryan and Sargsyan"
The Armenian government views the demands of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) as an ultimatum, Republican MP Gagik Minasyan said on Monday during a meeting with HAK representative Suren Abrahamyan.
Abrahamyan said that the authorities would bear responsibility for further developments in Armenia if they fail to meet HAK's demands before April 28.
Gagik Minasyan said that the authorities will be unable to fulfill the demands even if they display a strong desire.
"If we do not know who shot on March 14, how can we expose them during the specified period?" said Minasyan.
Abrahamyan said that he was speaking about responsibility for the bloody clashes, which, according to him, lies with three persons - Robert Kocharyan, Hayk Harutyunyan and Aghvan Hovsepyan.
"Robert Kocharyan is the one who gave orders, Hayk Harutyunyan executed them and Aghvan Hovsepyan concealed the reality," said the HAK representative.
Minasyan disagreed with Abrahamyan shifting the responsibility onto the opposition.
"The people who sowed hatred in the hearts of people for nine days are to bear responsibility for the tragic events of March 1, 2008," he said.
"Liberty Square should be open for public meetings. We do not need to rally 100 000 people every time to enter the square," said Abrahamyan.
"We do not have a magic wand," replied the Republican MP.
"The magic wand is in the hands of Robert Kocahryan and Serzh Sargsyan," said indignant Suren Abrahamyan.
HAK leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan demands that the authorities release all "political prisoners," allow free organization of rallies at Liberty Square and start probe into the March 2008 events before the opposition's rally on April 28.
