Statement by HHSh Board
Recently the HHSh "Kentron" territorial organization received tens of appeals for leaving the party, and this became a topic for discussion in the presses. With that said, we deem it necessary to give the following clarification:
A year ago, the Armenian authorities tried to have an impact on members of the HHSh through a small group of HHSh leaders and to cause a gap between the party and the Armenian National Congress (HAK), which was discussed during the HHSh's 16th Congress held on June 17, 2010. That incident ended thanks to the vigilance of the HHSh board and council.
The party came out stronger and with a higher reputation, ruining the plans of internal and external forces. In the past year, nearly 300 new members joined the HHSh. After the 16th Congress, the above mentioned group, primarily consisting of members of the "Kentron" territorial organization actually left the party.
The party had been expecting their appeals for a long time, but they decided to leave now. The party is likely to receive more applications from members of the "Kentron" territorial organization again.
With that said, we are not dealing with a new phenomenon, but the formal, postponed termination of the incident that took place a year ago.
