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Abgarian draws parallels between Armenian and Azerbaijani oppositionsThe
member of "Armat" center and ANM administration Yerjanik Abgarian doesn’t
understand the attitudes of Armenian opposition towards the new project of the
Constitution. "People must be suggested, we mustn’t allow them to think of
going or not going, of saying "no", -Mr. Abgarian says who thinks that
the right way is boycott. "Boycott is provable in contrast with "no"
by which the opposition will help the authority. There must be illegalities by
all means and the signatures of those who say "no" will be used and
nobody will be able to prove that he hasn’t say "yes". In case of boycott,
according to our interlocutor, the opposition will be demanded to control all
voting districts and fight for each action. And illegalities will be more than
500 thousands of votes. "Consequently, the opposition will eventually ask
itself if it wants to stay in the political field or won’t as this defeat will
be fatal for it. Conversations that these aren’t "Waterlou" for the
opposition show that those people don’t understand in what condition they are.
It is indeed a Waterloo or it can become if the opposition keeps its insipid actions".
Only the fact that the opposition is deprived of TV propaganda, in Mr. Abgarian’s
opinion is a reason for boycotting that project and going out to the street. By
"Aravot’s" observation that "17+1" format spread a declaration
on that occasion our interlocutor answered; "Problems aren’t solved only
by declarations. We must take practical steps."Secret discussions in
the NA make Mr. Abgarian declare that the aim is just the haste for nobody to
understand the seriousness of the matter. Taking into consideration the positions
of the Western representatives. Y. Abgarian is inclined to think that this process
directly connects with the settlement of Karabakh problem. "The elections
of Mili mejlis held in Azerbaijan show that the representatives of European structure
who followed the course of elections aren’t interested in showing up the objective
reality. There are conversations that they have "great interests" in
Azerbaijan. If the RF or Saudi Arabia stop oil exporting for any reason then Baqu-Jeihan
becomes an alternative for the West. These are rules of the games of the West
we must conclude from this that the objectivity of the West towards the Armenian
referendum will look like the attitudes towards the elections of Azerbaijan."
We must add that Mr. Abgarian highly appreciates the action of Azerbaijani opposition.
"They dealt with a rude power but came into collision. Though alluding to
the RF and West approaches he doesn’t believe in the near victory of the Azerbaijani
opposition. But "The Azerbaijani opposition proved that it was a political
power, which can make certain suggestions to the people, to lead it."And
why don’t the ANM and "Armat" take the role of the generator of the
opposition? "Dashnaktsutiun, communists and other regressive powers began
compromising the ANM since ’88. In addition to it there were objective reasons
and unfortunately or fortunately people believed in it. In these conditions our
problem is to say to the people our opinion, to assure them. When we feel they
have been assured, it will mean our authority has been risen and we’ll appear."Nelly
Grigorian