ARAM KARAPETIAN IN THE AUTHORITY SPHERE

In his words, both “New Times” and the authorities are in the same, pro-Russian sphere.

“New Times” Party issued a statement on October 31 affirming that the unknown person, who phoned Aram Karapetian and tried to connect him with criminal elements, had performed RA Defense Minister Serge Sargsian\’s, RA chief of Police Hayk Haroutiunian\’s and RA NSS chief Gorik Hakobian\’s order.
It\’s strange that all scandal stories connect with Aram Karapetian, and the initiators are always RA power ministries. What do they always become the target?
In A. Karapetian\’s opinion it may be explained by two circumstances: “First of all we, as the opposition, mostly play in the authority field,”- “NT” leader stressed, taking into consideration his and the authorities\’ pro-Russian orientation where they try to demonstrate their power. “The authorities have always tried to demonstrate that they are always in geopolitical, pro-Russian sphere. On the other hand our party becomes a rival with its pro-Russian orientation. Anyway, the political logic leads to it”, – “NT” leader said
Mr. Karapetian said on the occasion of the lack of activity in the opposition field that there were visible and invisible sides of processes. The visible side is political and public passivity inside the country, irrespective of invisible side where “great processes occur”, in particularly in the context of geopolitical developments. He gave as example; the problems connected with Karabakh, Iran, Georgia, where the orientation of the authority isn\’t obvious. “For example, mutual relations with the outside world, when people have promised several things to several places but the year is over and they don\’t manage to keep their promise”, – A. Karapetian said and added: “In my personal opinion, the authorities try to deepen “complementarism” and to sit on two chairs, giving promises everywhere”. He meant our authorities\’ promise given to the authorities of Georgia not to assist any of the parties in the context of Russian-Georgian relations”.
Taking into consideration the circumstance that we have a conversation with a pro-Russian politician who is well informed about any information coming from Russia that R. Kocharian had discussed with his Russian colleague during his last visit to Moscow about his possible resignation at the end of the year or at the beginning of the coming year. It is also said that after Kocharian\’s resignation, during the coming 2-3 months, Serge Sargsian will succeed him and Ara Abrahamian, the head of World Congress of Armenians, will be appointed in the post of Prime Minister.
“I have heard such kind of conversations but as I don\’t have any reliable information, it will be unserious to tell anything about it. At the same time, I think there is a certain ground for those conversations”, – A.Karapetian said.
As regards the conversations about Serge Sargsian and Ara Abrahamian, A. Karapetian noted that those conversations were demonstrations of PR. “I remembered an anecdote: a man says to his friend that his wife always reproaches him, that the neighbor\’s 80 years old husband does everything and he isn\’t able to do anything. The friend answers him, you also say. I didn\’t say it was a lie, I simply remembered an anecdote. I also may say that in my opinion, Armenia has such agreements, for example with Nigeria, according to which David Lokian will become the head of that country and Vahan Hovhannisian will become the Prime Minister. Let\’s say, – A. Karapetian joked.