Gagik Jhangiryan unaware of Karabakh recognition bill (video)
Armenia’s first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan today visited Haghtanak (Victory) Park on the occasion of the ‘triple’ holiday – liberation of Shushi, the formation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s Defense Army and the victory in World War II.
He refrained from answering a question by A1+ as to what disastrous consequences the recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence might have for us. Nor did he answer our next question concerning the initiative of opposition lawmaker Zaruhi Postanjyan who had submitted a bill that obligates Armenia to recognize Artsakh. Ter-Petrosyan’s security officers spoke instead of him.
“Not today … Not today… Stay away,” they repeated.
Speaking about the same bill, Armenian lawmaker Gagik Jhangiryan said, “I do not have any idea of the bill. I am not a member of the government; I have never been in the Cabinet.”
In reply to our observation that the bill would be debated in the next four-day sitting of the National Assembly, Mr Jhangiryan said ‘the bill has not been introduced in parliament yet and I cannot say anything unless I get acquainted with it.’
Asked whether we need to recognize NKR independence, Mr Jhangiryan said, “Of course, we need to do it but we should choose the right moment for recognition. If we do it now, it means we are withdrawing the Republic of Armenia from the peace talks spearheaded by the OSCE Minsk Group.”
Asked whether he saw any tangible work done by the international mediator, Mr Jhangiryan said, “Yes, I see. Though I have some problems with vision, but I can see. I see their activity especially their direct or indirect attempts aimed at halting military operations.”
