YEREVAN (A.W.) – The recent statements made by former Armenian President Levon Ter Petrosyan are no surprise for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), said leader of the ARF Parliamentary Faction and head of the party’s political affairs Armen Rustamyan.
Speaking to Armenia’s 1in.am, Rustamyan said the ARF believes that if Armenians, as a nation, followed Ter Petrosyan’s approach to the Nagorno Karabagh (Artsakh/NKR) conflict, Karabagh and Armenia would not exist today.
“[Ter-Petrosyan’s] platform is one, which includes begging for peace. Considering the ambitions and strategic interests of our two neighbors [Turkey and Azerbaijan], begging for peace is something we will not settle for,” said Rustamyan. “Peace is earned and something to demand—which the Armenian people have done. Mr. Ter Petrosyan continues to deny this fact.”
Rustamyan went on to say that Ter Petrosyan’s platform is one, in which Armenians do not receive anything and instead return lands that they have fought for and currently live in.
“Ter-Petrosyan is constantly discussing a compromise. However, what does Azerbaijan compromise in this agreement?” Rustamyan asked, adding that an interim recognition status for Karabagh will not necessarily mean that Azerbaijan will recognize the country in the future. “It is surprising that Ter Petrosyan does not consider the will of Artsakh’s people and how they envision the conflict to be solved. In 2006, the people of Artsakh clearly expressed their will on the issue—the will on which the ARF’s approach is based,” Rustamyan added.
LTP’s policies and speeches on the Artsakh issue is nothing short of treachery.
Ter Petrosian is simply a traitor, his message is directed to the external world and, essentially, says that he would willingly give out our lands if they support him to come to power.
On the other hand, I don’t see how Serge Sargsyan is any different from his former boss. He too said he would return 7 regions to Azerbaijan. The only difference is Sergik asks that Baku recognized NKR independence which is of little value if you are going to be attacked from all four directions.
Sold out traitor.
Ter Petrosian must be stopped before he can do any damage to Armenia and Artsakh. He is courting with disaster for Armenia. I hope the Armenian nation will be unified against him to twarth his ill conceived ideas.
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“If Armenians, as a nation, followed Ter-Petrosyan’s approach to the Nagorno Karabagh (Artsakh/NKR) conflict, Karabagh and Armenia would not exist today.”
“Ter-Petrosyan’s platform is one, in which Armenians do not receive anything and instead return lands that they have fought for and currently live in.”
Monte Melkonian, had also stated “If we lose Karabagh, we turn the final page of our people’s history.”
Levon Ter-Petrosyan is attempting to rip apart everything that our beloved Armenian national heroes, Garegin Nzhdeh (who saved Hayastan from extinction) and Monte Melkonian (who saved Artsakh from extinction), fought and died for.
By selling himself to the world superpowers (United States, Europe, Russia) and attempting to fulfill their wishes by abandoning our human rights struggle (which therefore means the abandonment of the Artsakh Republic, as well as the abandonment of pursuing the long overdue justice for the Armenian Genocide), Ter-Petrosyan is therefore attempting to turn the final page of the Armenian people’s history. However, the citizens of Armenia will never permit him to turn that final page; nor will he get the opportunity to even accomplish one inch of his planned agenda.
In all decisions the will of the people concerned should be taken into account. They are the ones who have to put up with all the pros and cons of the terms of the settlement.
In all settlements the parties involved should be able to enforce the terms of the settlement should the other side has a change of heart and mind. All Armenians need to give full financial and tactical support to their fellow compatriots in Artsakh to help make a sensible and manageable decision.