Monday, December 23 2019 17:54

ArmInfo. The Karabakh issue should find its solution at the stage when the country's leadership enjoys a high level of trust among citizens. Deputy chairman of the Armenian National Congress Aram Manukyan stated this at a press conference on December 23.

Touching upon the statements of the authorities regarding the return  of Artsakh to the negotiating table, Manukyan noted that Levon  Ter-Petrosyan during the years of his presidency indicated that  Artsakh is a full-fledged party to the negotiations, which raised the  issue of the realization of the right of the Artsakh people to  self-determination.

<In this issue, in principle, there was no conflict between Armenia  and Azerbaijan, there was a people who demanded their rights after  the war and the international community understood and accepted this,  but this "boastful hero" (-Second President of Armenia Robert  Kocharyan, Ed.), who is now in prison, came and ruined this format,  said that I would be responsible for both Artsakh and Armenia. Thus,  the methodology of the conflict has completely changed, and today it  is considered in the prism of relations between Armenia and  Azerbaijan and is perceived as a struggle for territory. As a result,  the issue of Artsakh's self- determination was forgotten>, Manukyan  noted.

According to the deputy head of the ANC, the Karabakh conflict should  be resolved, however, the later it happens, the more likely that the  outcome will be unfavorable for the Armenian republics in all its  manifestations. <The conflict over the years has become even more  complicated, and we will learn about the promises that Serzh Sargsyan  made to the West, and Robert Kocharyan to Russia. As a result of this  policy, the quality of fair struggle was distorted, and now it is  becoming much more difficult to resolve the issue than it was  possible in 1995, when Armenia, let's say, was "on a roll", he  considers. According to Manukyan, the Armenian leaders had a  "political illness" - a fear of looking directly into the eyes of  processes that required courage from the authorities. "Nikol  Pashinyan also suffers from this disease, he is also cautious on the  Karabakh issue," he stressed; expressing the opinion that conflicting  statements do not provide any opportunity or information that the  Armenian prime minister really wants to solve this problem.

Manukyan believes that the Karabakh issue should find its solution at  a time when the country's leadership enjoys the most serious  confidence. <That you do not provide, the people will understand you,  maybe not right away, it will take time. But an honest and strong  leader must admit that the decision will not be what his people  represent>, he warned, noting that some kind of interim decision  would be made, which would be discussed, taken into account, and  ultimately made, emphasizing that this the process is inevitable.

<Walking the path of non-solving a problem does not mean solving it.  The winner is the one who dares to do this>, he said, noting that  Kocharyan and Sargsyan did not go this way, however, Levon  Ter-Petrosyan went in this direction.

Assessing the fourth president of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, Manukyan  stated that as a result of the transition from the presidential to  the parliamentary form of government, Armenia lost the presidential  apparatus and system, with all its processes, in particular, the  elections, which were No. 1 political events for the country.

<Today, there is no president in Armenia, there is a post of  president, which really means nothing. A post that in no way  participates in the country's political life and decision-making. The  presidential administration has become a public organization. There  is a separate person in this post, but the republic is deprived of a  real president>,  deputy chairman of ANC believes.