Raffi Hovannisian knows who is responsible (video)
Loss even of a single inch of territory is unacceptable for “Heritage” party President Raffi Hovannisian. He considers Serzh Sargsyan’s statement that the lost 800 hectares of land has no strategic or tactical significance to be unacceptable. “That pretext that additional losses must be prevented, I think, is just a pretext,” Raffi Hovannisian told the journalists. The latter is sure that Armenia must return to the borderline, which existed after ceasefire of 1994. And without restoring the former territorial integrity, official Yerevan shouldn’t have resorted to new negotiations. “Yes, our men and women bravely defended their homeland, but it is also a loss, which responsibility must lie with the authorities, which allowed it,” highlighted Mr Hovannisian. “Heritage” party’s viewpoint connected with the Karabakh conflict settlement issue remains unchanged- Artsakh’s independence should be recognized. In this context he noted: “We refuse any approach, which is based on Madrid or Kazan principles.” “In order to solve the key issues in our favor the diplomatic corps must display flexibility and more active policy,” says his father, historian Richard Hovannisian and adds: “We always face such a risk, the Armenians, our state have always faced that risk and there must be clever leadership in order to overcome that risk.” Today Raffi Hovannisian has been taking part in the presentation of the third and fourth volumes of his father Richard Hovannisian’s “The Republic of Armenia” book, translated from English into Armenian. Watch the video for more details!
