Акция "остановим разрушение армянского наследия"

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Азер-ский цинизм не имеет границ

Azeri amb gives grounded answer to pro-Armenian congressmen

Source: Тrend

Author: R.Abdullayev 

13.01.2006

[R&I Note: Needless to say what follows is another case of Azeri disinformation.]

Hafiz Pashayev, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States, gave a written answer to ill-natured statements by the co-chairmen of a working group of the Congress on Armenian issues, John Nolenberg and Frank Pollonen, Trend reports.

Publicizing a letter last month with a absurd theory the co-chairmen urged that as though the Azerbaijani government willfully destroys the gravestones at the medieval Armenian cemetery in Julfa District of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. In their statements the Armenians grounded on the video clips taken by the Armenians.

Pashayev voiced his regret in connection with the unchecked information sources which the US Congressmen referred. The Ambassador noted that the frames which are taken as basis for anti-Azerbaijani statements display a destruction of some tombstones of medium size by unknown people. There was no picture of [crosses] and no signs on the nationality of the people destroying the monuments. “Such ‘truthful’ frames can be used against any of the sides, “the diplomat stressed, reminding that the Defense Ministry rejected officially such accusations.

The diplomat reminded that over millenniums Azerbaijan has been a society based on the wealthy and historical heritage. “Today approximately 30,000 Armenian reside in Azerbaijan. Our country attaches great importance to the preservation of thousand historical, cultural, and architectural monuments. Armenia has changed to a constituent part of its policy the destruction of historic and cultural monuments in the occupied territory of Azerbaijan. The OSCE mission investigating the illegal settlement Armenians in the Azerbaijani also asserted the fact the diplomat said that Armenia has numerously put forward groundless accusations in an effort to distract the attention from the blood-shed in the Azerbaijani territory.

In his appeal to the Congressmen the Azerbaijani Ambassador noted that he shares the concerns on the preservation of the monument of historic and culture heritage and hopes that the facts on the Armenians’ destroying brutality will concern excite interests. Pashayev cited some facts in his letter. As a result of durable policy  pursued by Armenia in the direction of destruction of historic and culture monuments belonging to Azerbaijan, 1587 mosques and 23 madrasahs were destroyed in the Irevan Khanate, 830 mosques and 1394 madrasahs in Zengezur and Echmiedzin, over 500 Azerbaijani cemeteries were destructed or transformed to stores in the territory of Armenia.

The History Museum of Kelbajar [one of the Azerbaijani districts under the Armenian occupation] and all exponents kept here, the History Museums of Shusha, Agdam, the Museum of Stone Monuments in Zangazur were destroyed. As a result of the Armenian barbarism, a monument belonging to the Bronze period in Khojali, as well as valuable books and manuscripts in the occupied territory were stolen. 969 libraries, 85 childish musical schools, 4 theaters, 4 art galleries, 2 concerts halls, 1852 culture and art centers were destroyed.

The Ambassador is currently pending the Congressmen’s attitude towards the facts.

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Чапаев помнится осуждал... БОльше голосов не было

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Помню, было такое. Но и то только на нашем форуме. Лучше б на азер-ских форумах высказался, для своих. Осуждение не нам нужно, а им, т.к. не мы лицо потеряли, а они. В мировой истории теперь они навсегда останутся вандалами, на уровне первобытных дикарей, испуганные другой культурой, другой цивилизацией.

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On Friday, 20th of January, 2006, 13.00 - 15.00

AGA (Working Group Recognition - Against Genocide) initiates a picket-action "Against the Ethnozid in Nakhichevan" in front of the Republic of Azerbaijan embassy in Berlin.

Address: Kommandantenstr. 80, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, near U-Bahnhof Spittelmarkt.

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR TURKEY TO OPEN BORDERS WITH ARMENIA

YEREVAN,JANUARY 20.ARMINFO. Yesterday, the European Parliament approved "European Neighbourhood Policy" report made by Charles Tannock, British Deputy at the European Parliament. The Press Service of RA Foreign Ministry informed Arminfo that Vigen Chitechian, leader of RA delegation at European Parliament, left for Strasbourg to participate in the plenary sitting.

The Foreign Affairs Commission of the European Parlaiment approved the report of Charles Tannock already on December 7, 2005. Over 50 amendments were made to the report during a number of discussions, including those concerning the South Caucasus. Many of the deputies touched upon the South Caucasus in their speeches, stating that it should be in the center of EU's attention. They also said that admission of the three states of the region in the European Neighbourhood Policy will contribute to development of democracy and establishment of peace, there. Mary Ann Isler Beguin, head of EU-Armenian Parliamentary Cooperation Commission, made a number of additions to the report, including a paragraph condemning destruction of the Armenian grave stones in the grave yard of Old Jugha. Mrs. Isler Beggin called for the authorities of Azerbaijan to stop destruction of the Armenian Middle Age historical -cultural monuments.

By another paragraph submitted by Mrs. Mary Ann Isler Beguin, the European Parliament called for Russia and Turkey to play constructive part in peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict and restoration of regional cooperation. In this connection, the European Parliament called for Turkey to open borders with Armenia.-ka-

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European Parliament resolution on the European Neighbourhood Policy (2004/2166(INI))

Приведу лишь то, что касается South Caucasus

Southern Caucasus

65.  Welcomes the fact that the European Council has, at the insistence of the European Parliament, included the countries of the Caucasus in the neighbourhood policy;

66.  Takes the view that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is impeding the development of Armenia and Azerbaijan and regional cooperation as well as the effective implementation of the ENP as such; calls on both parties to refrain from unilateral actions and aggressive statements and to work for settlement of the conflict in a constructive dialogue with all the forces concerned, on the basis of respect for minority rights and on the basis of the principles of international law; emphasises the importance of continuing democratic reforms for the development of the region and its relations with the EU; urges all parties concerned to find ways to permit the gradual return of refugees on the basis of minority rights, in particular with regard to the return of Azerbaijanis to the occupied territories; calls on the member countries of the OSCE Minsk Group to coordinate more effectively their action with Heikki Talvitie, the EU Special Representative for South Caucasus, in order to move forward with negotiations;

67.  Calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to put an end the demolition of medieval Armenian cemeteries and historic carved stone crosses in southern Nakhichevan, which is in breach of the terms of its 1993 ratification of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention;

68.  Urges Russia and Turkey to play a constructive role with a view to laying down the basis for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and the resumption of regional cooperation; calls on Turkey, in this respect, to open up its frontiers with Armenia;

69.  Takes the view that the action plan for Azerbaijan should be focused on the development of a genuine democracy and respect for human rights and the rule of law; urges the Commission, in this regard, to coordinate its action with the Council of Europe and to make every effort to support and develop the fragile Azerbaijani civil society;

70.  Welcomes the peace plan for South Ossetia based on a three-stage approach, as put forward by Georgia within the OSCE at the end of October 2005; takes the view that this plan represents a fundamental step forward on the road to a peaceful and comprehensive settlement of the conflict; calls on the Council and the Commission to lend the necessary support to this proposal, facilitating the dialogue and negotiations between the two sides and helping to provide the means enabling the initiative to achieve total success;

71.  Encourages full utilisation of the ENP to promote regional cooperation among countries of the southern Caucasus as an instrument for inter-state confidence building;

72.  Proposes an EU stability pact for southern Caucasus – including a parliamentary and civil-society dimension modelled on the EU stability pact for south-eastern Europe – involving the European Union (with the participation of Turkey as an accession candidate), Russia, the United States and the United Nations (the Quartet); takes the view that such a stability pact is likely to help settle the regional conflicts through a dialogue between all the parties concerned and where helpful also with the countries outside the direct neighbourhood of the EU;

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http://www.azg.am/?lang=EN&num=2006011701

The present-day territory of Nakhichevan's Autonomous Republic, Republic of Azerbaijan, comprises part of Sharur District, Ayrarat Province; Goghtn and Nakhichevan Districts, Vaspurakan Province, as well as Yernjak, Jahuk and Shahaponk, Districts, Syunik Province, Metz Hayk: in 1828 and 1840 they formed part of the Armianskaya Oblast (Armenian Province) established by Russia, being included in Yerevan Marz (Province) after that administrative unit ceased existing, between 1849 and May 1918.

In late 1919 the present-day territory of Nakhichevan’s Autonomous Republic formed part of the first Republic of Armenia.

Despite the fact that the invasions of 1918 and 1920 Azerbaijan waged against Armenia with Turkey’s complicity marked certain reduction in the number of Nakhichevan Armenians, they still constituted a considerable part of the local population between the 1920s and 1960s.

At the period between the Sovietization of the Republic of Armenia on 2 December 1920 and the conclusion of Kars Treaty on 13 October 1921, Nakhichevan Marz de jure formed part of Soviet Armenia as well. That fact is enshrined in a special declaration the authorities of Soviet Azerbaijan (the local Revolutionary Committee) made on 30 November 1920: it proclaimed both Artsakh and Nakhichevan inseparable parts of Soviet Armenia.

Violating the Armenians,’ particularly Nakhichevan Armenians’ elementary rights, in the absence of the representatives of the Republic of Armenia, on 16 March 1921 Russia and Turkey signed an illegal and invalid treaty, allegedly putting Nakhichevan Marz under the guardianship of Soviet Azerbaijan, but actually annexing it to that country as a self-governing territory.

In Kars on 13 October 1921, Turkey and the republics of Transcaucasia signed an agreement which ratified the partition of the Republic of Armenia and the annexation of Nakhichevan Marz under the pressure of Bolshevik Russia.

Following a self-willed decision made by the Soviet authorities, on 9 February 1924 the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan declared Nakhichevan as an autonomous republic within its borders, completely ignoring at least the formal consent of the signatories to the aforementioned treaty, i.e. Georgia, Turkey, Armenia. By that invalid decision, the Soviet Union and Azerbaijan violated the unlawful clauses of the treaties concluded on 16 March and 13 October 1921, according to which Nakhichevan was not annexed to Azerbaijan as its constituent, but was merely put under its "guardianship."

Beginning with 1921, Azerbaijan consistently implemented a policy of humiliating Nakhichevan Armenians’ national dignity and infringing upon their rights with the purpose of finally driving them away from their historical homeland: it eventually reached its goal, for between 1921 and 1989, the area was stripped of its ethnic Armenian population.

The cultural heritage the Armenians created both in Nakhichevan and other parts of their historical motherland throughout many millennia is of pan-human value and significance: it is more than 200 years since it became an object of investigation for foreign researchers as well. At present when the international community seeks prudent ways of settling Karabakh conflict, their endeavours are thwarted by Azerbaijan, which has annihilated an entire cultural legacy through its regular army units.

According to some foreign scholars' calculations, in the 17th century Jugha Cemetery retained 10,000 cross-stones dating back to the period between the 9th and 17th centuries. Later more than 7,000 khachkars fell prey to the annihilation of cultural monuments launched by Russia between 1905 and 1906 and continued by the Soviet leadership from the 1920s till the ‘70s.

Before 1998 Jugha comprised an estimated 3,000 cross-stones and several chapels, which were demolished by the Azeri troops in 1998, 2002 and 2005. In 2005 a Scottish researcher travelled in Nakhichevan, where he found out that the Armenian monuments located in the other settlements of the area (Shorot, Agulis, Kerna, Shahaponk, Aprakunis, etc.) had been subjected to the same fate of annihilation.

The Republic of Armenia should assist the appropriate international bodies, including the international institutions of the Islamic countries, in taking drastic measures against Azerbaijan, that has been destroying the Armenian monuments in Jugha, Nakhichevan, etc. for many decades now. The Armenian Government will certainly reach the desirable results if it includes the PROBLEM IN THE PRIORITIES OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA.

Under the current circumstances, only at state level is it possible to expose Azerbaijan’s criminal acts before the international community, making that country bear responsibility for the annihilation of the Armenian monuments and stop it altogether.

The protection of Nakhichevan’s monuments will also contribute to the fair settlement of Karabakh conflict, showing that peaceful negotiations cannot yield concession to a state demolishing a nation’s cultural heritage.

The Pan-Armenian Commission for the Protection of Armenian Monuments urges the Government of the Republic of Armenia:

1. To launch legal proceedings against Azerbaijan in the International Court of Justice for annihilating Nakhichevan’s mediaeval Armenian churches, tombstones and cross-stones; to force that country to deliver up the fragments of the khackars broken in Jugha and other places to the Republic of Armenia;

2. To take the necessary steps making Azerbaijan to repay for the demolished monuments and their restoration, and permit the arrival of international troops in Nakhichevan for the protection of the local monuments;

3. To take measures so that the proper international bodies will set up research groups of specialists from Armenia and other countries for the purpose of registering and measuring the Armenian monuments throughout Nakhichevan;

4. To include the international expose and denunciation of Azerbaijan in the priorities of the foreign policy of the Republic of Armenia and implement it through the Armenian embassies and other appropriate bodies;

5. The religious, cultural, socio-political and other organizations functioning in the Armenian Diaspora should focus their activity on the protection of the Armenian monuments situated outside the borders of the present-day Republic of Armenia, particularly, Nakhichevan. They should also take the necessary steps making Azerbaijan’s criminal government bear responsibility for what it has perpetrated in international bodies of justice.

17 January 2006, Pan-Armenian Commission for the Protection of Armenian Monuments

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LE PARLEMENT EUROPEEN DEMANDE A L'AZERBAIDJAN D'ARRETER LA DESTRUCTION DU

PATRIMOINE ARCHITECTURAL ARMENIEN

-- La r?solution sur la politique europ?enne de voisinage invite aussi la

Turquie ? ouvrir sa fronti?re avec l'Arm?nie. --

Strasbourg (France), le 19 janvier 2006 - Le Parlement europ?en a adopt? ce

jour une r?solution sur la politique europ?enne de voisinage, politique au

sein de laquelle le Sud-Caucase a ?t? int?gr? en f?vrier 2004.

Le rapport pr?par? par le d?put? europ?en Charles Tannock (PPE-DE,

Royaume-Uni) fait un premier bilan de cette politique pour laquelle il ?met

un certain nombre de recommandations g?n?rales, avant de passer en revue les

diff?rents pays en b?n?ficiant.

Pour le Caucase du Sud, la r?solution adopt?e pr?cise notamment que « le

conflit du Nagorno-Karabakh entrave le d?veloppement de l'Arm?nie et de l'

Azerba?djan, la coop?ration r?gionale ainsi que la mise en place effective

de la politique europ?enne de voisinage ». Elle appelle au dialogue « toutes

les parties concern?es, sur la base du droit des minorit?s et du respect des

principes du droit international ». Elle demande enfin ? toutes les parties

concern?es de permettre « le retour graduel des r?fugi?s, en particulier le

retour des Azerba?djanais des territoires occup?s ».

Par ailleurs, la r?solution « exhorte la Turquie ? jouer un r?le

constructif » et lui « demande ? cet ?gard d'ouvrir la fronti?re avec l'

Arm?nie ».

Enfin, elle « invite les autorit?s azerba?djanaises ? mettre fin ? la

d?molition actuelle de cimeti?res m?di?vaux arm?niens et de croix

historiques sculpt?es dans la pierre au sud du Nakhitchevan ».

« Nous f?licitons le rapporteur pour son ouverture au dialogue et l'esprit

de consensus dans lequel il a rectifi? le passage aff?rent au conflit du

Karabakh ; son ultime intervention s'est r?v?l?e d?cisive et a permis de

corriger un texte bien plus d?s?quilibr?» a d?clar? la pr?sidente de la

F?d?ration Euro - Arm?nienne Hilda Tchoboian.

« Nous nous f?licitons aussi que la destruction inqualifiable du patrimoine

architectural arm?nien de Djoulfa soit enfin prise en consid?ration par une

institution internationale comme le Parlement europ?en. Nous consid?rons

cependant que l'an?antissement des « Khatchkars » par les forces arm?es

az?ries appelle une condamnation et des sanctions par les instances

europ?ennes et en particulier par le Conseil de l'Union, ? l'instar de

celles engag?es par la Communaut? Internationale lors du dynamitage des

Boudhas par les Talibans» a conclu Hilda Tchoboian.

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Публикация La Stampa на Инопресса.ру

Армянские кресты вычеркнуты из истории

Флавия Амабиле

В конечном итоге, в четверг в ситуацию был вынужден вмешаться Европейский парламент, чтобы официально потребовать от правительства Азербайджана "прекратить уничтожение средневековых армянских кладбищ и исторических крестов, высеченных из камня". Эти кресты, хачкары, армянские символы, устанавливались рядом с церквами, монастырями или кладбищами. Это священные кресты, в том смысле, что для армян священным является сам камень, который становится объектом почитания и культа. Таким образом, их разрушение превращается в святотатство.

Акты вандализма происходят в таких местах, как Джульфа, древний армянский город, теперь расположенный на территории Азербайджана в районе, который, как говорят, облюбовал Ной (Нахичевань считают селением Ноя). Город находился на берегах реки Аракс и процветал до тех пор, пока в 1605 году шах Аббас I не вынудил армян переселиться в Персию. Армяне ушли и основали большое поселение, которое назвали Новая Джульфа. Между тем шах, чтобы помешать возвращению жителей, разрушил старый город, но оставил в неприкосновенности его средневековые кресты.

Четыре века спустя, заявляет Collectif VAN (Vigilance Arménienne contre le Négationnisme, армянская организация, выступающая против исторического ревизионизма), "с 10 декабря несколько десятков азербайджанских солдат с лопатами, молотками и бульдозерами, разрушают хачкары и сбрасывают их в реку Аракс. Возможно, молчание ООН, ЮНЕСКО и международного сообщества объясняется тем, что здесь проходит нефтепровод Баку-Джейхан?" Армянская община Франции сразу же направила петицию, чтобы предупредить весь мир о том, что происходит. Фото, видеозаписи распространяются по сайтам армянских общин всего мира. Но в данном случае, вероятно, статистика более действенна, чем видеоизображение: из 12 тысяч крестов сегодня осталось лишь несколько сотен, да и те в плачевном состоянии.

Армянский мир отреагировал, забив тревогу, требуя вмешательства ЮНЕСКО, мобилизуя правительства Соединенных Штатов и Великобритании. В конце декабря, члены конгресса США обратились к правительству Азербайджана, требуя положить конец этим разрушениям. Согласно данным Национального комитета армян Америки, в жестком письме, направленном президенту Азербайджана, представитель конгресса Адам Скиф осудил действия азербайджанской стороны, назвав их оскорбительным нарушением международных договоренностей: "Позволяя и таким образом поддерживая подобные акты, Республика Азербайджан не только обесчестила мертвых, похороненных на этом кладбище, но и сам Азербайджан и азербайджанский народ". В Великобритании баронесса Кэролайн Кокс и Джон Маркс представили запрос в палату лордов с требованием, чтобы британское правительство вместе с представителями ЮНЕСКО рассмотрели этот вопрос. В Италии армянская община поступила аналогичным образом, назвав эти действия "ударами молота по истории".

Молодые представители армянской общины в бюллетене на Akhtamar on-line сообщили о том, что в акции участвовали почти 200 солдат, они "с ожесточением обрушились на те каменные кресты, что уцелели в ходе предыдущих акций. Солдат было слишком много, чтобы рассматривать новую агрессию как отдельный поступок нескольких легкомысленных людей. Это удары молота по истории, так мы это называем, потому что существует специальный план по планомерному уничтожению следов армян в этом районе, были использованы даже железнодорожные вагоны, на которые грузили стелы".

23 января 2006

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ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛЬ СЕ ПОЕДЕТ В ДЖУГУ

Об этом сегодня Степану Демирчяну сказал докладчик по вопросам Культурного наследия О'Хара.

По словам Демирчяна, в ходе сегодняшней встречи была достигнута договоренность о том, что в конце мая он поедет в Нахчивань и подготовит доклад.

Напомним, что бывший делегат из блока «Справедливость» Шаварш Кочарян также обратился к комитету министров СЕ с предложением выслать в Джугу инспекционную миссию.

http://www.a1plus.am/rus/?go=issue&id=35243

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Это получил по почте:

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Dear All,

If you know people who reside in Berlin or somewhere close to it in Germany, please let them know about action details of which you find in mail attached below (in German). To make it short - last action was blocked by German police right some 20 minutes before agreed time. No prior notification was provided.

Now officially they allowed action in front of embassy of Rep. of Azerbaijan which is about desecation of Armenian cultural heritage on territory of today Azerbaijan.

So here you go:

Date: Freitag, den 27. Januar 2006,

Time: from 13:00 to 15:00

Address: Kommandantenstr. 80 (nahe U-Bahnhof Spittelmarkt), Berlin

Nachitschewan Update und Einladung zur Mahnwache (second call!)

24.01.2006 10:38

Das Europäische Parlament verurteilt in einem am 19. Januar 2006 verabschiedeten Bericht zur europäischen Nachbarschaftspolitik im Südkaukasus unter anderem die anhaltende türkische Blockade Armeniens sowie die "anhaltende Zerstörung mittelalterlicher armenischer Friedhöfe sowie historischer armenischer Steinkreuze im Süden Nachitschewans". Der Bericht war von dem britischen Euro-Parlamentarier Charles Tannock vorbereitet worden. Leider erstreckt sich die Zerstörung nicht nur auf den Süden Nachitschewans.

Das Berliner Polizeipräsidium hat heute erneut eine Mahnwache bei der Botschaft der Republik Aserbaidschan aus Protest gegen die Zerstörung christlich-armenischer Kulturdenkmäler in Nachitschewan genehmigt.

Wir rufen auf, sich zahlreich an dieser Mahnwache zu beteiligen:

Freitag, den 27. Januar 2006, von 13:00 bis 15:00, Kommandantenstr. 80 (nahe U-Bahnhof Spittelmarkt)

http://www.aga-online.org/de/aktionen/detail.php?newsId=101

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Арин, переведи пож-ста.. что там написано?

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Арин, переведи пож-ста.. что там написано?

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Спасибо за перевод А как доехать до Kommandantenstr. 80?

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А как доехать до Kommandantenstr. 80?

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ООН ответит за уничтожение армянских памятников в Нахичевани

26 января представители различных молодежных отделений политических партий и общественных организаций Армении собрались за круглым столом, чтобы провести дискуссию по теме "Молодежное поле - 2006".

Как сообщает корреспондент ИА REGNUM, в частности, обсуждался вопрос о разрушении армянских памятников на кладбище в районе Старой Джульфы в Нахичевани. Представители армянской молодежи осудили этот акт вандализма. Как заявил председатель Армянской ассоциации политологов и меджународников Арман Вартанян, сегодняшняя армянская молодежь использует только 1% своих возможностей для противодействия таким проявлениям.

В свою очередь, председатель молодежного крыла АРФ "Дашнакцутюн" им. Никола Агбаляна Ишхан Сагателян сообщил, что 5-6 февраля текущего года они ожидают ответ на запрос в офис ООН о разрушении армянских памятников в Нахичевани. А член молодежного блока партии "Новые времена" Гарегин Петросян отметил, что если оппозиционная партия поднимет этот вопрос, то в обществе создастся впечатление, что она просто-напросто нашла еще один повод для критики действующей власти, и "истинные намерения" молодежи в борьбе за честь армянского наследия будут исковерканы. Так он мотивировал бездействие молодежного крыла "Новых времен" в этом важном вопросе.