Levon Zurabyan tried hard to understand Galust Sahakyan but he could not (video)
Levon Zurabyan, who heads the parliamentary faction of the Armenian National Congress (HAK), was perplexed by the November 29 statement of Parliament Speaker Galust Sahakyan. The latter said yesterday that the Pan-Armenian National Movement (HHSh) wanted to hand over territories when it became the ruling party in the 90s. Galust Sahakyan also said that Levon Ter-Petrosyan was not only loved by the HAK, ‘he was within our national understandings.’ “I do not think it's possible to understand and comprehend him. I tried to figure out his words but to no avail. I am used to respecting my opponents. I am trying my best to understand the seriousness of these words. I tried to decipher his words several times, but all my efforts failed. At least, I understand that Galust Sahakyan has no place in our national perceptions as it is impossible to understand what he says in general,” Zurabyan said. The HAK lawmaker is in two minds about whether to take Shakyan’s words seriously or not in view of the Karabakh conflict. “We have seen the policy of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), we have seen how they have worsened the positions of Armenia and Karabak. I do not know what we are fighting for but I can see that the negotiation process has reached a deadlock and is in much worse condition than it was in the 1990s. In these years, Azerbaijan was ready and even agreed to the peaceful settlement of the conflict because Armenia was in a better position. Today, the rules are dictated by Azerbaijan. I hope Galust Sahakyan will understand me,” he continued. Levon Zurabyan finds the opinion that Levon Ter-Petrosyan was going to surrender territories as absurd. “If you look back into the history of Armenia, you will see that it was probably the first time in the last millennium that Armenians took over territories instead of ceding them. Skillful politicians use peaceful vocabulary; they speak about peace, regulation of the conflict, taking more territories in process,” the HAK lawmaker said.
